Look before you reach!
This issue of Neuron contains an elegant neuroimaging study by Prado and colleagues, who report that the network of brain areas involved in visually guided reaching is modulated by whether targets are presented in central or peripheral vision. These results clarify prior inconsistencies in the literature regarding reach-related activation in the human brain, and they are valuable in interpreting neuropsychological cases of patients who demonstrate misreaching.
Culham
Jody C
JC
Department of Psychology, Social Science Centre, University of Western Ontario, London Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada.
D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*