Neural Bases of Motor Behaviour / Edition 1

by F. Lacquaniti, P. Viviani

Overview

The main focus of Neural Bases of Motor Behaviour is on brain mechanisms involved in multisensory control of movement. This broad topic is addressed from a multidisciplinary approach, integrating contributions form neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, psychophysics, neurology, and cognitive science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789048146956
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/07/2010
Series:	NATO Science Series D: , #85
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Control of movement in three-dimensional space.- The neural control of object-oriented actions.- Functional architecture of cortical networks underlying visual reaching.- Space coding in inferior premotor cortex (area F4): Facts and speculations.- Motor disturbances after cortical lesions of the human brain.- The role of the posterior parietal cortex and cerebellum in the visual guidance of movement.- Do executed, imagined and suppressed saccadic eye movements share the same neuronal mechanisms in healthy human—.- The role of the superior colliculus in fast and slow gaze orientation.- Cortico-collicular control of arm movements.- Sensory and memory information in the control of dexterous manipulation.- The timing of human movements.- On modelling.

Editorial Reviews

Twelve presentations from the July 1994 workshop draw from neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, psychophysics, neurology, and cognitive science. Topics addressed include visuomotor channels in the context of the control of object-oriented actions, functional architecture of cortical networks underlying visual reaching, space coding in inferior premotor cortex, motor disturbances after cortical lesions of the human brain, the role of the posterior parietal cortex and cerebellum in the visual guidance of movement, the neural circuits involved in the control of saccadic eye movements, the role of the superior colliculus in fast and slow gaze orientation, cortico-collicular control of arm movements, sensory and memory information in the control of dexterous manipulation, and the timing of human movements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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