Chapter Outline

VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT

THE COMPONENTS OF VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT

Dimensions of Regulation of Movement

Levels of Regulation of Movement

ELEMENTARY DISORDERS OF MOVEMENT

AN OVERVIEW OF HIGHER-ORDER CONTROL OF MOVEMENT

THE MOTOR CORTEX

Defining the Motor Cortex

Characteristics of Single Neurons in M1

How M1 Neurons Code Movement

Sensory Input to M1 Neurons

THE PREMOTOR AND SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREAS

Anatomical Considerations

Stimulation and Lesion Studies

Neuroimaging Evidence of Area 6's Role in Planning Movement Sequences

Single Cell Recording

THE CEREBELLUM

Anatomical Considerations

Lesion Studies

THE BASAL GANGLIA

Anatomical Considerations

The Effects of Basal Ganglia Lesions

The Contribution of the Basal Ganglia to Movement

APRAXIA AND THE LEFT PARIETAL CORTEX

Early Conceptualizations of Apraxia

Liepmann's Classification of the Apraxias

A More Theoretically Neutral Approach to Apraxia

The Role of the Left Hemisphere in the Control of Voluntary Movement

OTHER MOVEMENT-RELATED FUNCTIONS OF PARIETAL CORTEX

THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX

SUMMARY

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