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OverviewThe macaque monkey uses the hand to grasp, digitally explore, and identify objects within reach, and to use them intelligently. This review is focused on the topography and connections of some of the neuron populations that determine this manual dexterity. In the last decade these neuron populations have been analyzed using modern axon tracer techniques, single neuron recording in the alert monkey, and PET, resulting in a serious reconsideration of their structural and functional organization, and their roles in voluntary action. This review critically examines some of the new ideas triggered by these observations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian Darian-Smith , Mary P. Galea , Corinna Darian-Smith , Michio SugitaniPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996 Volume: 133 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.295kg ISBN: 9783540611110ISBN 10: 3540611118 Pages: 142 Publication Date: 23 August 1996 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 1.1 Purpose and Plan of This Review.- 1.2 Primate Manual Dexterity.- 2 Corticospinal Connections in the Primate.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 New Methods.- 2.3 Direct Corticospinal Projections.- 2.4 Morphology of Corticospinal Neurons.- 2.5 Indirect Corticospinal Projections.- 2.6 Spinal Circuitry Mediating Supraspinal Control of Movement.- 2.7 Postnatal Maturation of Corticospinal Pathways.- 2.8 Comment.- 3 The Primate Sensorimotor Thalamus.- 3.1 The Thalamus and Sensorimotor Behavior.- 3.2 Architecture of the Dorsal Thalamus.- 3.3 Functional Groupings of Nuclei Within the Sensorimotor Thalamus.- 3.4 Thalamocortical Neuron Populations of the Sensorimotor Thalamus.- 3.5 Neuron Circuitry of Sensorimotor Thalamic Nuclei in the Macaque.- 3.6 The Pulvinar, Visually Directed Hand Movements, and Object Recognition.- 3.7 Comment.- 4 Sensorimotor Cortex.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Distribution of Visual Information in the Parietotemporal Cortex.- 4.3 Flow of Somatosensory Information in the Parietal Cortex in the Macaque.- 4.4 Visual Space, Tangible Space, and Their Neuronal Alignment.- 4.5 Connections Between Parietotemporal, Cingulate, and Prefrontal Cortex.- 4.6 Cortical Connections of Corticospinal Neuron Populations.- 5 Summary and Comments.- 6 References.- 7 Subject Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |