Definition of premotor in English:
premotor
adjectivepriːˈməʊtəˌprēˈmōdər
Anatomy 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.
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.