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premotor

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(anatomy) Near the front of the motor cortex; see premotor cortex

(physiology) Describing the interval between the arrival of a stimulus and the first changes in a muscle

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Additionally, speech production in people who stutter yields underactivity in cortical motor and premotor areas. Source: Internet

Action-selective neurons have been found in different cortical regions, including the superior temporal sulcus, parietal and premotor cortex. Source: Internet

In single-word-recognition tasks, people who do not stutter showed cortical activation first in occipital areas, then in left inferior-frontal regions such as Broca’s area, and finally, in motor and premotor cortices. Source: Internet

The people who stutter also first had cortical activation in the occipital areas but the left inferior-frontal regions were activated only after the motor and premotor cortices were activated. Source: Internet

However, whether spasms involve activation of premotor spinal excitatory neuronal circuits is unknown. Source: Internet

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