Corticospinal Function and Voluntary Movement (Monographs of the Physiological Society): 45 - Brossura

Porter, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0198523750 ISBN 13: 9780198523758

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 1995

Riassunto

This book focuses on the functions of corticospinal projections in the primate brain. Recent observations concerning the details of the cortico-cortical connections which contribute to the determination of these functions are presented in this volume. The details of cell-to-cell connectivity which allows corticospinal neurones to influence selectively the behaviors of individual motor units in the hands of both monkeys and humans are also covered. The experimental observations are dealt with against an historical background of histological and electrical examination of the motor areas of the cerebral cortex of humans, and the clinical significance of recent observations is discussed in connection with studies of the functions of the human brain during voluntary execution of movement, revealed by such techniques as positron emission tomography (PET). Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological details are correlated with measures of dexterity in movement performance and also used to account for the deficits in movement control which follow stroke, the learning of skill in movement performance and the rehabilitation of movement capacity after brain injury and disease.

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Recensione:

'This monograph is an encyclopaedic compendium, but its logical structure, the quality of the summaries which are found at the end of each chapter, make it accessible to all those who are interested in the functioning of the human nervous system.'La Presse Médicale, 16 April 1994

It is thoroughly recommended to all those with an interest in the connections and functions of the corticospinal tract. (John Stein, Brain, Vol. 118, No. 3, June '95)

Contenuti:

• 1: The background relationships between structure and function
• 2: Anatomical substrates for movement performance: Cerebral cortex and the corticospinal tract
• 3: Correlations between corticospinal connections and function
• 4: Corticospinal influences on the spinal cord machinery for movement
• 5: Output functions of the motor cortex
• 6: Inputs from peripheral receptors to motor cortex neurones
• 7: Motor functions of non-primary cortical motor areas
• 8: Dynamic nature of cortical organization
• 9: Synthesis: Corticospinal function and voluntary movement
• References and index

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• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0198523750
• ISBN 13: 9780198523758
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 446