Chapter 8 - The Acting Brain

Links and Media

Giacomo Rizzolatti interviewed about the discovery of mirror neurons: www.gocognitive.net/interviews/giacomo-rizzolatti-mirror-neurons
Niels Birbaumer interviewed on brain–computer interfaces as compensation for motor disorders: www.gocognitive.net/interviews/niels-birbaumer-brain-computer-interfaces
Ann Graybiel discussing the role of the basal ganglia on motor function and cognition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qi0B_jAMmw&list=PL36SexhUSOpAUn6s_mGGvmbp8Ic0WU1r4&index=7

A critique of the division between dorsal and ventral streams in vision and action that includes peer discussion: Schenk, T. & McIntosh, R. D. (2010). Do we have independent visual streams for perception and action? Cognitive Neuroscience, 1, 52–62 http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/beh/students-guide-to-cognitive-neuroscience-related-articles/
A good overview of this system primarily from the perspective of animal electrophysiology: Rizzolatti, G. & Luppino, G. (2001). The cortical motor system. Neuron, 31, 889–901.
A classic paper, predating brain imaging, that concerns the role of the prefrontal cortex in action. This paper is also relevant to Chapter 14 as it is a more general model of executive functions: Norman, D. A. & Shallice, T. (1986). Attention to action. In R. J. Davidson, G. E. Schwartz, & D. Shapiro (Eds.), Consciousness and self regulation. New York: Plenum Press. http://wexler.free.fr/library/files/norman%20%28%29%20attention%20to%20action.%20willed%20and%20automatic%20control%20of%20behavior.pdf