A Key Function of Ventral Premotor Cortex Is to

question 44

Multiple Choice

A key function of ventral premotor cortex is to

• A) facilitate the performance of a series of movements.
• B) allow primates to use visual cues to imitate the motor actions of others.
• C) evoke the desire to perform a movement.
• D) allow an organism to learn to respond with a specific movement to a nonarbitrary visual cue.
• E) dampen overactivity of the basal ganglia.

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