Rizzolatti Giacomo, Fogassi Leonardo, Gallese Vittorio
Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Università di Parma, Via Volturno 39, I-43100 Parma, Italy.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2002 Apr;12(2):149-54. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(02)00308-2.
Recent data show that the ventral premotor cortex in both humans and monkeys has motor and cognitive functions. The cognitive functions include space perception, action understanding and imitation. The data also show a clear functional homology between monkey area F5 and human area 44. Preliminary evidence suggests that the ventral part of the lateral premotor cortex in humans may correspond to monkey area F4. A tentative map of the human lateral premotor areas founded on the reviewed evidence is presented.
最近的数据表明,人类和猴子的腹侧运动前区皮层都具有运动和认知功能。认知功能包括空间感知、动作理解和模仿。数据还显示,猴子的F5区与人类的44区之间存在明显的功能同源性。初步证据表明,人类外侧运动前区皮层的腹侧部分可能对应于猴子的F4区。本文基于所审查的证据,给出了人类外侧运动前区的初步图谱。