The Left Ventral Premotor Cortex: Powerful Roles in Reading
The Neuroscientist: Reviews at the Interface of Basic and Clinical Neurosciences
Published online on May 29, 2026
Abstract
The Neuroscientist, Volume 32, Issue 4, Page 305-319, August 2026.
The left ventral premotor cortex (PMv) has not been fully acknowledged as a key component of the brain’s network for reading. This region, corresponding to Brodmann area (BA) 6, is cytoarchitecturally distinct from adjacent Broca’s area (BA44/45) and ...
The left ventral premotor cortex (PMv) has not been fully acknowledged as a key component of the brain’s network for reading. This region, corresponding to Brodmann area (BA) 6, is cytoarchitecturally distinct from adjacent Broca’s area (BA44/45) and ...