Relating to or denoting the anterior part of the motor cortex in the frontal lobe of the brain, which is concerned with coordinating voluntary movement.
〔剖〕（大脑皮质）前运动区的
Example sentencesExamples
In humans, premotor areas seem to be linked to the diaphragm or at least to the act of inspiration.
I suggest that the questions become less puzzling when you consider Giaccamo Rizzollati's recent discovery of ‘mirror neurons’ in the ventral premotor area of monkeys.
Only the verbs elicited marked activity in the premotor cortex and relevant parts of the motor cortex.
The premotor cortex and other brain regions associated with motor representations also became more active.
Definition of premotor in US English:
premotor
adjectiveˌprēˈmōdər
Anatomy
attributiveRelating to or denoting the anterior part of the motor cortex in the frontal lobe of the brain, which is concerned with coordinating voluntary movement.
〔剖〕（大脑皮质）前运动区的
Example sentencesExamples
In humans, premotor areas seem to be linked to the diaphragm or at least to the act of inspiration.
I suggest that the questions become less puzzling when you consider Giaccamo Rizzollati's recent discovery of ‘mirror neurons’ in the ventral premotor area of monkeys.
Only the verbs elicited marked activity in the premotor cortex and relevant parts of the motor cortex.
The premotor cortex and other brain regions associated with motor representations also became more active.