Motor cortex is responsible for motoric dynamics in striatum and the execution of both skilled and unskilled actions

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Nicholas and Yttri find that in the absence of motor cortex, the stratum alone is not capable of producing goal-directed behavior. Lesions of motor cortex also produce a freezing of gait-like behavior, implicating motor cortex in the setting and updating of motor state.