Cortical control: learning from the lamprey.
The function of the motor cortex has been a persistent mystery. A recent study has found striking correspondence between the descending projections of lamprey pallium and mammalian motor cortex, encouraging comparative studies of the origin (and role) of forebrain motor control.
Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal.
Gonçalo
G
Lopes
Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal. Electronic address: adam.kampff@neuro.fchampalimaud.org.
Adam R
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Kampff
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