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The neuroscience of grasping.

Castiello, Umberto·2005·Nature reviews. Neuroscience

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People have always been fascinated by the exquisite precision and flexibility of the human hand. When hand meets object, we confront the overlapping worlds of sensorimotor and cognitive functions. We reach for objects, grasp and lift them, manipulate them and use them to act on other objects. This review examines one of these actions--grasping. Recent research in behavioural neuroscience, neuroimaging and electrophysiology has the potential to reveal where in the brain the process of grasping is organized, but has yet to address several questions about the sensorimotor transformations that relate to the control of the hands.

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Authors
Castiello, U.
Affiliations
University of London (GB)
Corresponding author
Castiello, Umberto
Venue
Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Published
2005-08-15
Volume
6
Issue
9
Pages
726-736
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
OpenAlex
W2082334970
Cited by
621
References
117
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FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2005-10-01)
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
grasping, hand motor control, sensorimotor integration, motor planning, object manipulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Biomechanical Phenomena, Brain, Hand, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neuropsychology, Neurosciences, Hand Strength, Positron-Emission Tomography

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