Shared cortical anatomy for motor awareness and motor control.

نویسندگان

  • A Berti
  • G Bottini
  • M Gandola
  • L Pia
  • N Smania
  • A Stracciari
  • I Castiglioni
  • G Vallar
  • E Paulesu
چکیده

In everyday life, the successful monitoring of behavior requires continuous updating of the effectiveness of motor acts; one crucial step is becoming aware of the movements one is performing. We studied the anatomical distribution of lesions in right-brain-damaged hemiplegic patients, who obstinately denied their motor impairment, claiming that they could move their paralyzed limbs. Denial was associated with lesions in areas related to the programming of motor acts, particularly Brodmann's premotor areas 6 and 44, motor area 4, and the somatosensory cortex. This association suggests that monitoring systems may be implemented within the same cortical network that is responsible for the primary function that has to be monitored.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Science

دوره 309 5733  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005