Brodmann area 6

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Brodmann area 6 is a frontal lobe brain region crucial for planning and preparing voluntary movements, encompassing much of the premotor and supplementary motor cortices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brodmann area
cerebral cortex region
frontal lobe region
borderedBy Brodmann area 4 NERFINISHED
Brodmann area 44 NERFINISHED
Brodmann area 8 NERFINISHED
Brodmann area 9 NERFINISHED
BrodmannAreaGroup frontal agranular cortex
BrodmannMapAuthor Korbinian Brodmann NERFINISHED
BrodmannMapPublicationYear 1909
BrodmannNumber 6
clinicalAssociation Parkinsonian motor symptoms
apraxia
motor neglect
stroke-related motor deficits
contains lateral premotor cortex NERFINISHED
medial premotor cortex NERFINISHED
pre-supplementary motor area NERFINISHED
supplementary motor area proper NERFINISHED
cytoarchitectonicType agranular cortex
function bimanual coordination
motor imagery
motor sequence organization
planning voluntary movements
postural control
preparation of voluntary movements
sensorimotor integration
hemispherePresence left hemisphere
right hemisphere
imagingActivation motor imagery tasks
movement preparation tasks
sequence learning tasks
involvedIn externally guided movements
eye movement control
internally generated movements
learning of motor skills
premotor control of limb movements
speech motor planning
locatedIn cerebral cortex NERFINISHED
frontal lobe
human brain
partOf motor system
premotor cortex NERFINISHED
supplementary motor area NERFINISHED
projectsTo brainstem motor nuclei
primary motor cortex
spinal cord
receivesInputFrom basal ganglia
cerebellum
parietal cortex NERFINISHED
prefrontal cortex

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premotor cortex cytoarchitectonicArea Brodmann area 6
premotor cortex locatedIn Brodmann area 6