Université de Fribourg

Short-term effects of unilateral lesion of the primary motor cortex (M1) on ipsilesional hand dexterity in adult macaque monkeys

Bashir, Shahid ; Kaeser, Mélanie ; Wyss, Alexander ; Hamadjida, Adjia ; Liu, Yu ; Bloch, Jocelyne ; Brunet, Jean-François ; Belhaj-Saif, Abderraouf ; Rouiller, Eric M.

In: Brain Structure and Function, 2011, vol. 217, no. 1, p. 63-79

Although the arrangement of the corticospinal projection in primates is consistent with a more prominent role of the ipsilateral motor cortex on proximal muscles, rather than on distal muscles involved in manual dexterity, the role played by the primary motor cortex on the control of manual dexterity for the ipsilateral hand remains a matter a debate, either in the normal function or after a...