The Microstructural Border Between the Motor and the Cognitive Domain in the Human Cerebral Cortex

Over the last years, numerous studies have provided new insights into the structural and functional organization of the human cortical motor system. The data reviewed in this book indicate that striking similarities have been found between humans and non-human primates.   

List of contents

1 Prologue: Toward the Concept of a Cortical Control of Voluntary Movements.- 2 Materials and Methods.- 3 Results.- 4 Discussion.- 5 Epilogue.- References.

About the author

Stefan Geyer, geb. 1953 in Ratingen, war 20 Jahre als Buchhändler in Berlin und zehn Jahre im Suhrkamp Verlag in Frankfurt tätig. Seit 2010 ist er freischaffender Schriftsteller. Er lebt in Frankfurt/Main.

Summary

Over the last years, numerous studies have provided new insights into the structural and functional organization of the human cortical motor system. The data reviewed in this book indicate that striking similarities have been found between humans and non-human primates.   

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Geyer
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9783540402282
• ISBN: 978-3-540-40228-2
• No. of pages: 92
• Weight: 218 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 92 p. 23 illus.
• Series: Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology; Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; B, Medicine, Cortex, Neuroscience, Neurosciences, Prefrontal Cortex