A key function of premotor cortex is to
a. allow an organism to learn to respond to an arbitary visual clue with a learned, specific movement.
b. facilitate the performance of a series of movements.
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. modulate the activity of the basal ganglia and limbic system.
Answer: a. allow an organism to learn to respond to an arbitary visual clue with a learned, specific movement.
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