The intelligent movement machine : an ethological perspective on the primate motor system / Michael S.A. Graziano.

Author/creator Graziano, Michael S. A., 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Descriptionix, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Motor cortex--Physiology.
Human locomotion.
Animal locomotion.
Primates--Physiology.
Motor Cortex--physiology.
Movement--physiology.
Models, Animal.
Primates--physiology.

Contents Early experiments on motor cortex -- An integrative map of the body -- Hierarchy in the cortical motor system -- Neuronal control of movement -- What can be learned from electrical stimulation? -- Complex movements evoked by electrical stimulation of motor cortex -- The match between natural neuronal properties and stimulation-evoked movement -- The movement repertoire of monkeys -- Dimensionality reduction as a theory of motor cortex organization -- Feedback remapping and the cortical-spinal-muscular system -- Social implications of motor control.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p.199-217) and index.
LCCN 2008012835
ISBN9780195326703 :
ISBN0195326709