Parietal lobe contributions to orientation in 3D space

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• Hans Peter Thier

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• Santé & Médecine

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The parietal lobe's function has garnered significant interest due to the perceptual and motor deficits caused by its lesions. The role of the parietal cortex remains controversial, with varying interpretations often dividing sensory input and motor output, potentially influenced by attention. Recent studies involving awake, behaving monkeys and patients with parietal lobe lesions have revealed that the sensory versus motor dichotomy is overly simplistic. This book presents the contemporary understanding of parietal lobe functions, proposing that these areas serve as sensorimotor interfaces that aid in the sensory guidance of movement and spatial perception by providing mental representations tailored to specific tasks. The content is largely derived from a conference held in Tübingen, Germany, in the summer of 1995, aimed at fostering collaboration between neurophysiologists and neuropsychologists focused on this brain region. The book encapsulates the fruitful discussions from the conference, offering a comprehensive overview of current perspectives on the parietal lobes and their contributions to eye movements, reaching and grasping, attention, perception, and spatial representation.

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• Année de publication: 1997
• Reliure: (rigide)