noun
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
運動野が損傷すると、随意運動に障害が出ることがある。
Damage to the motor area can cause impairments in voluntary movement.
fMRIで運動野の
We examined motor area activity using fMRI.