Corticospinal Function and Voluntary Movement
Published on 28. September 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
446 pages
978-0-19-852375-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is an authoritative and comprehensive account of the regions of the brain which control the performance of skilled voluntary movements, especially the accurate and precise control of the use of the fingers and the hand by monkeys and humans. The significance of recent and clinical observations concerning the details of the cortico-cortical connections which contribute to the determination of these functions is discussed.
Reviews / Votes
'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 Medicale, 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 *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones, line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
787 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-852375-8 (9780198523758)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
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