title: Integrative parietal cortex processes: neurological and psychiatric aspects.
abstract: For many decades the parietal cortex (PC) has been considered the key area in tasks which involve the integration of different stimuli. PC is fundamental to determine spatial sense, information navigation and integration, and is involved in several aspects of the complex motor repertoire and in neurological and psychiatric disorders. In this review, we focus on seven different aspects of PC: (i) neuroanatomy of the parietal cortex; (ii) sensory motor integration processes; iii) hand movement control: reaching, grasping, and pointing; (iv) saccadic eye movements; (v) movement observation; (vi) neurological aspects: ataxia, autism and Parkinson's disease; and (vii) psychiatric aspects: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression. Among these, we related the perspectives which involve the functions of the parietal cortex and mirror neurons and that seem to play a fundamental role in action prediction, planning, observation and execution. Furthermore, we focused on the relationship between posterior parietal cortex (PPC) and hand-guided movements. For this review, we conducted an academic paper search which fulfilled the objective of the study. We conclude that the PC has great participation in different motor functions and neurological/psychiatric disorders.
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: silmar_teixeira@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Silmar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; Laboratory of Neurophysiologic and Neuropsychology of Attention of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Laboratory of Neurophysiologic and Neuropsychology of Attention of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velasques
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; Laboratory of Neurophysiologic and Neuropsychology of Attention of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanfim
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; Laboratory of Neurophysiologic and Neuropsychology of Attention of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Minc
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peressutti
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.affiliation: Department of Movement and Training Science, Institute of Sport Science, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Budde
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistic, Institute of Health Community, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cagy
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anghinah
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil; Laboratory of Psychophysiology, Psychology and Speech Therapy, UMESP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Basile
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piedade
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; School of Physical Education, Bioscience Department (EEFD/UFRJ), Brazil; Institute of Applied Neuroscience (INA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Laboratory of Neurophysiologic and Neuropsychology of Attention of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Consuelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cartier
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil; School of Physical Education, Bioscience Department (EEFD/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gongora
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Farmy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manaia
authors.affiliation: Brain Mapping and Sensory Motor Integration, Institute of Psychiatry of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB/UFRJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: Julio Guilherme
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Hand movement control; Movement observation; Neuroanatomy; Neurological and psychiatric aspects; Parietal cortex; Sensorimotor integration