Goal-directed grasping and manipulation of objects are human skills that depend on
automatic sensory control in which predictive feed-forward mechanisms integrate …

The motor system includes structures distributed widely through the CNS, and in this feature
article we present a scheme for how they might cooperate in the control of action. Distributed …

Based on theoretical and computational studies it has been suggested that the central
nervous system (CNS) internally simulates the behaviour of the motor system in planning …

For more than two decades, there has been converging evidence for an essential role of the
cerebellum in non-motor functions. The cerebellum is not only important in learning and …

Two different compensatory mechanisms are engaged when the nervous system senses
errors during a reaching movement. First, on-line feedback control mechanisms produce in …

Suggests that the fundamental purpose of the cerebellum is to predict internal conditions
needed for cognitive processes including learning and memory and also motor operations …

Publisher Summary This chapter elaborates the sensory control of dexterous manipulation
in humans. Successful manipulation requires the subject to select the appropriate pattern of …

Only after injury, or perhaps prolonged exposure to cold that is sufficient to numb the fingers,
do we suddenly appreciate the complex neural mechanisms that underlie our effortless …

It is the author's conviction that the debate concerning the function of the cerebellum will only
finally be resolved when we understand the computations imbedded in its circuitry. Once we …

We evaluated the role of the cerebellum in adapting anticipatory muscle activity during a
multijointed catching task. Individuals with and without cerebellar damage caught a series of …