Stirred, Not Shaken: Motor Control with Partially Mixed Selectivity

Hansjörg Scherberger

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.07.021

Stirred, Not Shaken: Motor Control with Partially Mixed Selectivity

Neuron. 2017 Aug 2;95(3):479-481. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.07.021.

Author

Hansjörg Scherberger¹

Affiliation

¹ German Primate Center, 37077 Göttingen, Germany; Department of Biology and Psychology, University of Göttingen, 37077 Göttingen, Germany. Electronic address: hscherb@gwdg.de.

PMID: 28772117
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.07.021

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Zhang et al. (2017) demonstrate that neurons in human parietal cortex represent effector responses functionally segregated, while other movement variables are associated in a subordinated fashion. Such partially mixed selectivity facilitates efficient motor control in various behavioral contexts.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Action Potentials / physiology*
Animals
Humans
Motor Cortex / physiology*
Movement / physiology*
Neurons / physiology*
Parietal Lobe / physiology*
Psychomotor Performance / physiology*