Area 7, receives inputs from higherorder visual cortical areas (MT)
Area 5
Area 7
For abstract thought, decision making, and anticipating the
consequences of action
(Premotor area) (lateral region)
(Supplementary motor area) (medial region)
Motor Cortex
Motor Cortex
(Primary motor cortex)
•The motor cortex is a circuscribed region of the frontal lobe
-Play a role in generating the intention to move and converting that intention into a plan of action
When the subjects were asked only to rehearse the movement mentally without actually moving the finger, area 6 remained active but area 4 did not
•Prefrontal areas, along with the posterior parietal cortex , represent the highest levels of the motor control hierarchy, where decisions are made about what actions to take and their likely outcome