In both macaque and human brain, information regarding visual motion flows from the
extrastriate area V6 along two different paths: a dorsolateral one towards areas MT/V5, MST …

Despite the consolidated belief that the macaque superior parietal lobule (SPL) is entirely
occupied by Brodmann's area 5, recent data show that macaque SPL also hosts a large …

In the macaque, the posterior parietal area V6A is involved in the control of all phases of
reach-to-grasp actions: the transport phase, given that reaching neurons are sensitive to the …

Humans are able to interact with objects with extreme flexibility. To achieve this ability, the
brain does not only control specific muscular patterns, but it also needs to represent the …

Multifingered robotic hands (usually referred to as dexterous hands) are designed to
achieve human-level or human-like manipulations for robots or as prostheses for the …

In the superior parietal lobule (SPL), the anterior part (area PE) is known to process
somatosensory information, while the caudalmost part (areas V6Av and V6) processes …

The activity of neurons of the medial posterior parietal area V6A in macaque monkeys is
modulated by many aspects of reach task. In the past, research was mostly focused on …

Prehension movements typically include a reaching phase, guiding the hand toward the
object, and a grip phase, shaping the hand around it. The dominant view posits that these …

The dexterous control of our grasping actions relies on the cooperative activation of many
brain areas. In the parietal lobe, 2 grasp-related areas collaborate to orchestrate an accurate …

The observation of an action evokes discharges in a rich network of cortical areas [1–14]. In
the present study, we have evaluated the effect of grasp execution and of the observation of …