- Each cell in the M1 will be partial to a certain direction of movement (left, right, up, down, etc.) and will fire to the greatest degree possible when that direction of movement is needed
- When all of the cells from a region of the M1 are "averaged" we can predict the direction that a limb will move 

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- A majority of cells in the M1 are associated with directional movement of the limbs
- This is based on cell's ability to change their firing rates (release of electrical impulse) based on the direction that an organism wants to move its limb

M1 Cells and Directional Movement

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

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