The descending projections from motor cortex share many features with top-down or
backward connections in visual cortex; for example, corticospinal projections originate in …

The agranular architecture of motor cortex lacks a functional interpretation. Here, we
consider a 'predictive coding'account of this unique feature based on asymmetries in …

The strategy of integrating motor signals with sensory information during voluntary behavior
is a general feature of sensory processing. It is required to distinguish externally applied …

The primary motor cortex is a critical node in the network of brain regions responsible for
voluntary motor behavior. It has been less appreciated, however, that the motor cortex …

The ventral premotor cortex (VPC) is involved in the transformation of sensory information
into action, although the exact neuronal operation is not known. We addressed this problem …

Adaptive behavior relies on complex neural processing in multiple interacting networks of
both motor and sensory systems. One such interaction employs intrinsic neuronal signals, so …

Perception is the foundation of cognition and is fundamental to our beliefs and consequent
action planning. The Editorial (this issue) asks:“what mechanisms, if any, mediate between …

Movement triggered by sensory stimuli requires that the networks generating the motor
commands receive an adequate driving input, which, in general, is a transformed version of …

The study of patients to infer normal brain function has a long tradition in neurology and
psychology. More recently, the motor system has been subject to quantitative and …

Active inference provides a simple and neurobiologically plausible account of how action
and perception are coupled in producing (Bayes) optimal behaviour. This can be seen most …