Direct electrical stimulation of the premotor cortex shuts down awareness of voluntary actions

Autor: Luca Fornia, Guglielmo Puglisi, Antonella Leonetti, Lorenzo Bello, Anna Berti, Gabriella Cerri, Francesca Garbarini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14517-4
Popis: Here, using electrical stimulation on patients undergoing awake brain surgery, the authors show that disruption of the premotor cortex makes patients unconscious of motor arrest. This finding suggests the premotor cortex is crucial for motor awareness.
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