Automatic orofacial behaviors remap within cortical substrates for voluntary motor control in freely moving primates
Elena Ferretti, Francesca Ferrara, Ebrahim Ismaiel, Francesca Lanzarini, Elisabetta Palagi, Monica Maranesi, Luca Bonini
This study identifies cortical substrates involved in modulating automatic orofacial behaviors in macaques, showing distinct neural dynamics for voluntary and automatic actions.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience