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Functions of Corticocortical Neurons of Somatosensory, Motor, and Parietal Cortex

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Book cover Sensory-Motor Areas and Aspects of Cortical Connectivity

Part of the book series: Cerebral Cortex ((CECO,volume 5))

Abstract

There is an intimate relationship between advances in the understanding of localization of function within cerebral cortex and studies of the operation of corticocortical connections. Obviously, without some understanding of the specific functions of different cortical areas, it was not possible to hypothesize specific functions for connections between these cortical areas. With the division of cerebral cortex into even vaguely defined sensory, motor, and association areas, the assumption arose that intracortical connections are the “substrate for associations between afferent, efferent and centrally originating activity” (Imbert et al., 1966). Presumably because of this long-standing assumption, the ipsilateral corticocortical paths with functions most extensively studied are those interconnecting sensory receiving areas, parietal association areas, and motor areas. As the understanding of the operation of these cortical areas has increased in sophistication, so too have proposals for the functions of corticocortical neurons. Starting from the rather vague concept of “associations” (see Amassian, 1954), there is now experimental support for a number of quite specific roles for corticocortical neurons, e.g., controlling receptive field size or firing patterns of their target neurons.

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Zarzecki, P. (1986). Functions of Corticocortical Neurons of Somatosensory, Motor, and Parietal Cortex. In: Jones, E.G., Peters, A. (eds) Sensory-Motor Areas and Aspects of Cortical Connectivity. Cerebral Cortex, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2149-1_5

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