Different evolutionary origins for the Reach and the Grasp: An explanation for dual visuomotor channels in primate parietofrontal cortex

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn 4 DEC, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Karl, Jenni M ^a   Whishaw, Ian Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual visuomotor channels; Grasp; Haptically guided grasping; Jeannerod; Parietofrontal cortex; Prehension; Reach; Visually guided grasping

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRONTAL CORTEX; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL CORTEX; PERIPHERAL VISION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PROPRIOCEPTION; REACH; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TOUCH; VISUAL ATTENTION; VISUAL FEEDBACK; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 84891644381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2013.00208     Document Type: Article

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