title: Action: the role of motor cortex challenged.
abstract: The motor cortex is often considered the main controller for movement, but a new study shows that well-trained paw movements can be performed with equal precision after lesions of the entire motor cortex; the motor cortex is, however, required for learning a new task in naïve animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, SE 17177 Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: sten.grillner@ki.se.
authors.forename: Sten
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grillner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009044:Motor Cortex; D009068:Movement