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The posterior parietal cortex plays an important role in a variety of cognitive functions in the primate brain. Parietal lesions result in profound defects in the perception and memory of spatial relationships, in the guidance of reaching motions and of the grasping of nearby objects, and in the control of eye movements to visual targets. The ability to direct attention to visual stimuli is also severely impaired after parietal damage. Anatomical and physiological studies in the monkey cortex have identified subdivisions with specialized properties and neural circuits that are capable of Unking visual information to areas involved in motor control. Neurophysiological experiments with animal behavior are now uncovering the neuronal mechanisms that transform information from visual to motor coordinates, and providing important insight into the mechanisms that direct attention to salient stimuli.
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Steinmetz, M.A. Contributions of posterior parietal cortex to cognitive functions in primates. Psychobiology 26, 109–118 (1998). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330598
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