In humans, the rostral part of the ventral premotor cortex (PMv), the homologue of F5 in
monkeys, is known to be critically involved in shaping the hand to grasp objects. How does …

Skilled grasp is a sensorimotor process requiring the brain to extract sensory cues from the
environment to shape a motor command. Although a large body of literature has focused on …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can non-invasively modulate neural activity in
humans. Despite three decades of research, the spatial extent of the cortical area activated by …

The two visual systems hypothesis suggests processing of visual information into two distinct
routes in the brain: a dorsal stream for the control of actions and a ventral stream for the …

When grasping and lifting different objects, visual cues and previously acquired knowledge
enable us to prepare the upcoming grasp by scaling the fingertip forces according to the …

According to one influential view, two specialized parieto-frontal circuits control prehension:
a dorsomedial stream for hand transport during reaching and a dorsolateral stream for …

Small-object manipulation is essential in numerous human activities, although its neural
bases are still essentially unknown. Recent functional imaging studies have shown that …

Transcranial (electro)magnetic stimulation (TMS) is currently the method of choice to non-invasively
induce neural activity in the human brain. A single transcranial stimulus induces a …

The cortical visuomotor grasping circuit, comprising the anterior intraparietal area (AIP),
ventral premotor (PMv), and primary motor cortex (M1) allows transformation of an object's …

Interactions between the ventral premotor (PMv) and the primary motor cortex (M1) are
crucial for transforming an object's geometrical properties, such as its size and shape, into a …