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Premotor cortex which is also known as Premotor area is located in Brodmann's area 6 of the frontal lobes that receives neuronal input from posterior parietal areas, secondary somatosensory areas, and cerebellum. It plays a role in motor planning and sequencing, and may aid in the procedural aspects of carrying out motor plans. Premotor cortex, moreover is the area of the frontal cortex, just anterior to the primary motor cortex, active during the planning of a movement