Traditionally, neurologists, neuroscientists, and psychologists have                  viewed brain functions as grossly divisible into three separable components, each                  responsible for either perceptual, cognitive, or motor systems. The artificial                  boundaries of this simplification have impeded progress in understanding many                  phenomena, particularly intentional actions, which involve complex interactions                  among the three systems.This book presents a diverse range of work on action by                  cognitive neuroscientists who are thinking across the traditional boundaries. The                  topics discussed include catching moving targets, the use of tools, the acquisition                  of new actions, feedforward and feedback mechanisms, the flexible sequencing of                  individual movements, the coordination of multiple limbs, and the control of actions                  compromised by disease. The book also presents recent work on relatively unexplored                  yet fundamental issues such as how the brain formulates intentions to act and how it                  expresses ideas through manual gestures.

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