Development of protocols to assess neuroplasticity events taking place in the brain motor networks

皮质脊髓神经元参与肌肉活动，是运动产生的重要贡献者。它们包含在大脑的运动区域中，这些区域在皮层水平上也高度相互联系。初级运动皮层（M1）的作用已经被研究了一个多世纪，而次级运动区域直到最近才被研究；因此，它们在运动产生中的作用还不太清楚。这在一定程度上是因为对大脑相互作用的精确测量很难实现。

Corticospinal neurons are involved in muscle activity and are important contributors to movement production. They are contained within motor areas of the brain, which are also highly interconnected with each other at the cortical level. Whereas the role of the primary motor cortex (M1) has been studied for more than a century, the secondary motor areas have only recently been investigated; consequently, their roles in the production of movement are less well understood. This is partially because precise measure of brain interactions is difficult to achieve.