title: Motor cortex rules for learning and memory.
abstract: Primary motor cortex has a complex, interconnected anatomical and functional architecture with dynamic properties. Recent evidence suggests that, concomitantly with regulating muscle activity and movements, the motor cortex makes key contributions to learning and remembering motor skills.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy. sanes@hsantalucia.it
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Sanes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*