Corticospinal Function and Voluntary Movement

An account of the anatomical and functional organization of the brain which provides for the performance of skilled voluntary movements, especially the accurate and precise control of the use of the fingers and the hand by monkeys and humans.

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This is an authoritative and comprehensive account of the regions of the brain which control the performance of skilled voluntary movements, especially the accurate and precise control of the use of the fingers and the hand by monkeys and humans. The significance of recent and clinical observations concerning the details of the cortico-cortical connections which contribute to the determination of these functions is discussed.