Neural coding within human brain areas involved in actions

摘要: Many earlier human functional MRI (fMRI) studies that investigated the neural circuits involved in sensorimotor control were motivated by previous non-human primate (NHP) work and focused on specialization of brain areas for particular actions like reaching, grasping eye movements. More recently, newer, more sensitive analysis techniques have enabled researchers to move beyond this simple mapping approach begin exploring a wide range novel research questions humans not been well addressed NHPs. This work, which we review here, reveals action-related information is coded across much broader regions than expected from offers new insights into highly distributed hierarchical architecture supports goal-directed behavior.