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Record Nr.

UNINA9910876507003321

Titolo

Motor areas of the cerebral cortex

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1987

ISBN

1-282-34581-8

9786612345814

0-470-51354-3

0-470-51355-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 132

Disciplina

599.01852

612.825

Soggetti

Motor cortex

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 24-26 Feb. 1987.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

MOTOR AREAS OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX; Contents; Participants; Introduction; Epicortical electrical mapping of motor areas in primates; Ascending inputs to, and internal organization of, cortical motor areas; Input and output organization of the supplementary motor area; Some aspects of the organization of the output of the motor cortex; Functional studies of motor cortex; Functional relations between primate motor cortex cells and muscles: fixed and flexible; General discussion 1; Cortical mechanisms subsewing reaching

Neuronal activity in the primate non-primary cortex is different from that in the primary motor cortexTwo cortical systems for directing movement; General discussion 2; Functional organization of inferior area 6; Motor control function of the prefrontal cortex; Cerebellar inputs to motor cortex; General discussion 3; Bereitschaftspotential as an indicator of movement preparation i n supplementary motor area and motor cortex; Metabolic mapping of sensorimotor integration in the human brain; Differential effects of cortical lesions in humans

What do the basal ganglia tell premotor cortical areas?Final general discussion; Chairman's closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject



index

Sommario/riassunto

Comprises the proceedings of a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London, February 1987. Addresses main issues and new techniques in the study of motor areas of the cerebral cortex in humans and animals. Reviews the historical development of the study of cortical structure and function, examines anatomical connections of motor areas, and surveys physiological studies of cortical areas in conscious primates. Also considers the effects of cortical lesions, and discusses clinical and experimental results on disorders of motor control.