Abstract
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to assess cerebral activation during manipulation of various complex meaningless objects as compared to manipulation of a single simple object (a sphere). Significant activation was found bilaterally in the ventral premotor cortex (Brodmann’s area 44), in the cortex lining the anterior part of the intraparietal sulcus (most probably corresponding to monkey anterior intraparietal area, AIP), in the superior parietal lobule and in the opercular parietal cortex including the secondary somatosensory area (SII). We suggest that the cortex lining the anterior part of the intraparietal sulcus and area 44 are functionally connected and mediate object manipulation in humans.
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Received: 10 August 1998 / Accepted: 25 February 1999
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Binkofski, F., Buccino, G., Stephan, K. et al. A parieto-premotor network for object manipulation: evidence from neuroimaging. Exp Brain Res 128, 210–213 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002210050838
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002210050838