Motor cortical activity during drawing movements: single-unit activity during sinusoid tracing

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 68; no. 2; p. 528
• Main Author: Schwartz, A B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1992
• Subjects: Animals; Electrodes; Fingers - physiology; Kinetics; Macaca mulatta; Male; Motor Cortex - anatomy & histology; Motor Cortex - physiology; Movement - physiology; Neurons - physiology; Orientation

1. This study examines the neuronal activity of motor cortical cells associated with the production of arm trajectories during drawing movements. Three monkeys were trained to perform two tasks. The first task ("center---out" task) required the animal to move its arm in different direction...