Brain area thought to be connected only to the arm actually has information about the entire body

Quote: “This research shows for the first time that an area of the brain previously thought to be connected only to the arm and hand has information about the entire body. We used to think that to control different parts of the body, we would need to put implants in many areas spread out across the brain. It’s exciting, because now we can explore controlling movements throughout the whole body with an implant in only one area.”

Article: https://neurosciencenews.com/hand-body-motor-15998/
Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30220-8

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