The term parieto-dependent motor areas refers to a composite structure in the precentral gyrus defined on the basis of connectivity in the macaque ( Matelli-2004 ). It consists of areas in the caudal part of the gyrus that receive their primary input from the parietal lobe: the primary motor cortex (F1), the caudal part of dorsal premotor cortex (F2), the supplementary motor area proper (F3) and the ventral premotor cortex (F4 and F5). It is contrasted to the prefronto-dependent motor areas, which receive primary input from the prefrontal cortex (macaque).