We characterize the nature of spatial motor-goal representations in the fronto-parietal sensorimotor network of primates. We aim to provide neural evidence for a longstanding concept in motor cognition, according to which actions are planned and possibly also selected based on their anticipated sensory consequences. By investigating spiking and local field potential activity simultaneously in the frontal area PMd and the parietal reach area (PRR), he aims to uncover the different roles that these areas play for the generation of arm reaching movements as well as investigate their interactions

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Kuang S, Morel P, Gail A (2015) Planning movements in visual and physical space in monkey posterior parietal cortex. Cerebral Cortex, doi 10.1093/cercor/bhu312.