SMA

E764625

SMA is a region of the frontal lobe involved in planning and coordinating complex voluntary movements, especially those requiring sequences or both sides of the body.

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Surface form Occurrences
Supplementary motor area 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brain region
cortical area
activationMeasuredBy PET imaging
functional MRI
anatomicallyAdjacentTo premotor cortex NERFINISHED
primary motor cortex NERFINISHED
belongsTo medial premotor network
borderedAnteriorlyBy pre-SMA NERFINISHED
borderedPosteriorlyBy primary motor cortex NERFINISHED
extendsFrom paracentral lobule NERFINISHED
extendsTo medial superior frontal gyrus
hasAbbreviation SMA NERFINISHED
hasBrodmannAreaNumber 6
hasFunction planning and coordinating complex voluntary movements
hasSubregion SMA proper NERFINISHED
pre-SMA NERFINISHED
hasSynonym SMA NERFINISHED
involvedIn bimanual coordination
coordination of complex movements
internally generated movements
motor imagery
motor preparation
planning of voluntary movements
sequencing of movements
temporal organization of movement sequences
isPresentIn left hemisphere
right hemisphere
lesionAssociatedWith akinesia
difficulty initiating movements
impaired bimanual coordination
speech initiation deficits
locatedIn frontal lobe
locatedOn medial surface of hemisphere
partOf cerebral cortex NERFINISHED
medial frontal cortex NERFINISHED
motor system
playsRoleIn coordination of movements across body sides
motor learning
selection of motor programs
suppression of competing motor plans
projectsTo primary motor cortex NERFINISHED
spinal cord
receivesInputFrom basal ganglia
prefrontal cortex NERFINISHED
thalamus
studiedUsing electrical stimulation
transcranial magnetic stimulation

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