Cortical mechanisms underlying the organization of goal-directed actions and mirror neuron-based action understanding

G Rizzolatti, L Cattaneo… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Our understanding of the functions of motor system evolved remarkably in the last 20 years.
This is the consequence not only of an increase in the amount of data on this system but …

The organization of the primate insular cortex

HC Evrard - Frontiers in neuroanatomy, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Long perceived as a primitive and poorly differentiated brain structure, the primate insular
cortex recently emerged as a highly evolved, organized and richly connected cortical hub …

Motor and emotional behaviours elicited by electrical stimulation of the human cingulate cortex

F Caruana, M Gerbella, P Avanzini, F Gozzo… - Brain, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The cingulate cortex is a mosaic of different anatomical fields, whose functional
characterization is still a matter of debate. In humans, one method that may provide useful …

Embodying time in the brain: A multi-dimensional neuroimaging meta-analysis of 95 duration processing studies

N Naghibi, N Jahangiri, R Khosrowabadi… - Neuropsychology …, 2024 - Springer
Time is an omnipresent aspect of almost everything we experience internally or in the
external world. The experience of time occurs through such an extensive set of contextual …

The nonhuman primate neuroimaging and neuroanatomy project

T Hayashi, Y Hou, MF Glasser, JA Autio, K Knoblauch… - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Multi-modal neuroimaging projects such as the Human Connectome Project (HCP) and UK
Biobank are advancing our understanding of human brain architecture, function …

From observed action identity to social affordances

GA Orban, M Lanzilotto, L Bonini - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Others' observed actions cause continuously changing retinal images, making it challenging
to build neural representations of action identity. The monkey anterior intraparietal area …

The extended mirror neuron network: anatomy, origin, and functions

L Bonini - The Neuroscientist, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Mirror neurons (MNs) are a fascinating class of cells originally discovered in the ventral
premotor cortex (PMv) and, subsequently, in the inferior parietal lobule (IPL) of the macaque …

Open access resource for cellular-resolution analyses of corticocortical connectivity in the marmoset monkey

P Majka, S Bai, S Bakola, S Bednarek, JM Chan… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the principles of neuronal connectivity requires tools for efficient
quantification and visualization of large datasets. The primate cortex is particularly …

A goal-driven modular neural network predicts parietofrontal neural dynamics during grasping

JA Michaels, S Schaffelhofer… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
One of the primary ways we interact with the world is using our hands. In macaques, the
circuit spanning the anterior intraparietal area, the hand area of the ventral premotor cortex …

The macaque lateral grasping network: a neural substrate for generating purposeful hand actions

E Borra, M Gerbella, S Rozzi, G Luppino - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2017 - Elsevier
In primates, neural mechanisms for controlling skilled hand actions primarily rely on
sensorimotor transformations. These transformations are mediated by circuits linking specific …