Neural dynamics in monkey parietal reach region reflect context-specific sensorimotor transformations

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 37, 2006, Pages 9376-9384

  Gail, Alexander ^a,b   Andersen, Richard A ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti reach; Goal directed behavior; Motor intention; Posterior parietal cortex; S R compatibility; Sensorimotor transformation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; MONKEY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARM; CUES; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MEMORY; MOVEMENT; NEURONS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PARIETAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VOLITION;

EID: 33748690963     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1570-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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