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Cortical Representation of Intended Movements

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Neuroscience: From Neural Networks to Artificial Intelligence

Part of the book series: Research Notes in Neural Computing ((NEURALCOMPUTING,volume 4))

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The neural representation of reaching movements in the motor cortex of the monkey is discussed with respect to the coding of the direction of movement in the activity of single cells and neuronal populations. This code is then used to monitor the processing of directional information in various contexts involving delayed movements or directional transformations. Finally, some implications of these findings for the role of the motor cortex in planning and execution of reaching movements are discussed.

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  1. Brain Sciences Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 55417, USA

    Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

  2. Department of Physiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Apostolos P. Georgopoulos

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  3. Centro de Instrumentos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-183, CP 04510, México D.F., México

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  4. Instuto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM, México D.F., México

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Georgopoulos, A.P. (1993). Cortical Representation of Intended Movements. In: Rudomin, P., Arbib, M.A., Cervantes-Pérez, F., Romo, R. (eds) Neuroscience: From Neural Networks to Artificial Intelligence. Research Notes in Neural Computing, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78102-5_24

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