Motor Cortex in Voluntary Movements: A Distributed System for Distributed Functions / Edition 1

by Alexa Riehle, Eilon Vaadia

Overview

As one of the first cortical areas to be explored experimentally, the motor cortex continues to be the focus of intense research. Motor Cortex in Voluntary Movements: A Distributed System for Distributed Functions presents developments in motor cortex research, making it possible to understand and interpret neural activity and use it to reconstruct movements.

Featuring viewpoints based on monkey and human studies, the book focuses on how neuronal activity changes during learning, discusses what the motor cortex encodes for, and covers the neuronal representations of voluntary movements and the mechanism of their generation during learning. Section 1 uses functional neuroanatomy and imaging studies to describe motor cortical function, and Section 2 provides an overview of studies about neural representations in the motor cortex. The third section concentrates on motor learning, and the final section highlights the reconstruction of movements using brain activity.

Revealing many exciting applications of this rapidly expanding science, this book enhances our understanding of the generation of motor commands. It is an essential resource for neuroscientists interested in motor function, rehabilitation medicine practitioners, and biomedical engineers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849312878
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/28/2004
Series:	Frontiers in Neuroscience Series
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alexa Riehle, Eilon Vaadia

Table of Contents

Functional Neuroanatomy and Imaging. Neuronal Representations in the Motor Cortex. Motor Learning and Performance. Reconstruction of Movements Using Brain Activity.