Interactions between motor commands and somatic perception in sensorimotor cortex.
For many years, it has been postulated that interactions between motor commands and somatic perception in the sensorimotor cortices exist, but they have been difficult to demonstrate. Recent studies have made demonstration of this interaction easier and suggest that cortical activity related to somatic sensation and perception is modified by movement-generating mechanisms. Corollary discharge and efference copy may also play a role in motor behavior.
Nelson
R J
RJ
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee, 875 Monroe Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA. rnelson@utmem1.utmem.edu
D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000502:physiology*