motor area (of the cerebral cortex)
Technical term in neuroscience; refers to the region of the cerebral cortex responsible for planning and executing voluntary movements. Often contrasted with 感覚野 (sensory area).
See also: 感覚野
Damage to the motor area can cause impairments in voluntary movement.
We examined motor area activity using fMRI.
primary motor cortex; primary motor area
supplementary motor area; SMA
Compound of 運動 (movement, motor) and 野 (field, area). A straightforward calque from Western neuroscience terminology.