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  • Caminiti R, and A Sbriccoli (1985). The callosal system of the superior parietal lobule in the monkey. J. Comp. Neurol., 237: 85-99.
  • Caminiti R, S Zeger, PB Johnson, A Urbano and AP Georgopoulos (1985). Cortico-cortical efferent systems in the monkey. A quantitative analysis of the tangential distribution of the cells of origin. J. Comp. Neurol., 241, 405-419.
  • Caminiti R, PB Johnson, A Urbano, AP Georgopoulos and S Zeger (1988). Callosal and association neurons in the cortical space: A spectral analysis approach. Behav. Brain Res. 30: 193 - 201.
  • Johnson PB, A Angelucci, RM Ziparo, D Minciacchi, M Bentivoglio and R Caminiti (1989) Segregation and overlap of callosal and association neurons in frontal and parietal cortices of primates. A spectral and coherency analysis. J. Neurosci. 9: 2313 - 2326.
  • Caminiti R, PB Johnson and A Urbano (1990). Making arm movements within different parts of space: Dynamic mechanisms in the primate motor cortex. J. Neurosci. 10:2039 - 2058.
  • Caminiti R, PB Johnson, C Galli, S Ferraina and Y Burnod (1990). Shift of preferred directions of premotor cortical cells with arm movement performed across the workspace.
  • Exp. Brain Res., 83: 228 - 232.
  • Burnod Y, R Caminiti, PB Johnson, P Granguillaume and I Otto (1990). Model of visuo-motor transformations performed by the cerebral cortex to command arm movements at visual targets in the 3-D space. In: Advanced Neural Computers, R Eckmiller (ed), North-Holland, pp. 33-41.
  • Caminiti R, PB Johnson, C Galli, S Ferraina and Y Burnod (1991). Making arm movements within different parts of space: The premotor and motor cortical representation of a coordinate system for reaching to visual targets. J. Neurosci. 11:1182-1197
  • Caminiti R, PB Johnson, S Ferraina, and Y Burnod (1992). Reaching toward visual targets. I. Neurophysiological studies. Exp. Brain Res. Suppl. vol. 22, pp. 147-158
  • Burnod Y, P Granguillaume, I Otto, PB Johnson and R Caminiti (1992). Reaching toward visual targets. II. Computational studies. Exp. Brain Res. Suppl., vol. 22, pp. 159-174
  • Burnod Y, I Otto, P Grandguillaume, S Ferraina, PB Johnson and R Caminiti (1992) Visuomotor transformations underlying arm movements toward visual targets: A neural network model of cerebral cortical operations. J. Neurosci. 12(4):1435-1453.
  • Caminiti R, and PB Johnson (1992). Internal representations of movement in the cerebral cortex as revealed by the analysis of reaching movements. Cereb. Cortex, 2(4), 269-276.
  • Control of Arm Movement in Space: Neurophysiological and Computational Approaches, R Caminiti, PB Johnson and Y Burnod eds, Exp Brain Res Suppl 22, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1992.
  • Johnson PB, S Ferraina and R Caminiti (1993) Cortical networks for visual reaching. Exp. Brain Res., 17(2), 361-365, 1993.
  • Spatial vision and movement in the parietal lobe, Guest ed R Caminiti (1995). Cereb Cortex, 5:377-481.
  • Johnson PB, S Ferraina, L. Bianchi, R Caminiti R (1996) Cortical networks for visual reaching. Anatomical and physiological organization of frontal and parietal lobe arm regions. Cereb Cortex vol. 6, 102-119.
  • Caminiti R, S Ferraina, PB Johnson (1996). The sources of visual input to the primate frontal lobe: A novel role for the superior parietal lobule. Cereb Cortex, 6 :102-119.
  • Vision and Movement Mechanisms in the Cerebral Cortex, R Caminiti. K-P Hoffmann, F Lacquaniti and J. Altman eds, HFSP, Strasbourg, 1996.
  • Johnson PB, S Ferraina, MR Garasto, A Battaglia-Mayer, L Ercolani, Y Burnod and R Caminiti (1997). From vision to movement: Cortico-cortical connections and combinatorial properties of reaching-related neurons in parietal areas V6 and V6A. In: Parietal lobe contributions to orientation in 3D space, (P. Thier and O. Karnath, eds.), pp. 221-236, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg,
  • Ferraina S, PB Johnson, MR Garasto, A Battaglia-Mayer, L Ercolani, L Bianchi, F Lacquaniti and R Caminiti (1997). Combination of hand and gaze signals during reaching: Activity in parietal area 7m in the monkey. J Neurophysiol, 77 :1034-1038.
  • Ferraina S, MR Garasto, A Battaglia-Mayer, P Ferraresi, PB Johnson, F Lacquaniti and R Caminiti (1997). Visual control of hand reaching movement: Activity in parietal area 7m. Eur. J. Neurosci 9 : 1090-1095
  • Wise SP, D Boussaoud, PB Johnson, R Caminiti (1997). Premotor and Parietal Cortex: Corticocortical Connectivity and Combinatorial Computations. Ann Rev Neurosci 20:25-42.
  • Lacquaniti F and R Caminiti (1998) Visuo-motor transformation for arm reaching. Europ. J. Neurosci. 10 : 195-203.
  • Battaglia Mayer A, S Ferraina, B Marconi, JB Bullis, F Lacquaniti, Y Burnod, P Baraduc and R Caminiti (1998). Early motor influences on visuomotor transformations: A positive image of optic ataxia. Exp Brain Res 123:172-189.
  • Caminiti R, S Ferraina, A Battaglia-Mayer (1998). Visuomotor transformations: Early cortical mechanisms of reaching. Curr Op Neurobiol 8: 753-761.
  • Caminiti R, A Genovesio, B Marconi, A Battaglia-Mayer, P Onorati, S Ferraina, T Mitsuda, S Giannetti, S Squatrito, MG Maioli, and M Molinari (1999). Early coding of reaching: frontal and parietal association connections of parieto-occipital cortex. Eur.J. Neurosci. 11: 3339-3345.
  • Burnod Y, P Baraduc, A Battaglia-Mayer, E Guigon, E Koechlin, S Ferraina, F Lacquaniti, and R Caminiti (1999). Parieto-frontal operations underlying arm reaching movement to visual targets: an integrated framework. Exp Brain Res 129:325-346.
  • Battaglia-Mayer A, S Ferraina, T Mitsuda, B Marconi, A Genovesio, P Onorati, F Lacquaniti, R Caminiti (2000). Early coding of reaching in the parieto-occipital cortex, J. Neurophysiol 83 (4): 2374-2391.
  • Marconi B, A Genovesio, A Battaglia-Mayer, S Ferraina, S Squatrito, M Molinari, F Lacquaniti, R Caminiti (2001). Eye-hand coordination during reaching. I. Anatomical relationships between parietal and frontal cortex, Cereb. Cortex, 11: 513-527.
  • Battaglia-Mayer A, S Ferraina, A Genovesio, B Marconi, S Squatrito, F Lacquaniti, R Caminiti (2001). Eye-hand coordination during reaching. II. An analysis of the relationships between visuomanual signals in parietal cortex and parieto-frontal association projections, Cereb. Cortex, 11: 528-544.
  • Ferraina S., A Battaglia-Mayer, A Genovesio, B Marconi, P Onorati, R Caminiti (2001). Early coding of visuomanual coordination during reaching in parietal area PEc. J. Neurophysiol., 85: 462-465.
  • Battaglia-Mayer A and R Caminiti (2002). Optic ataxia as result of the breakdown of the global tuning fields of parietal neurons, Brain, 125, 1-13.
  • Mascaro, M, Battaglia-Mayer A, Nasi L, Amit D, Caminiti R. (2003) The eye and the hand: neural mechanisms and network models for oculomanual coordination in parietal cortex, Cereb. Cortex, 13:1276-1286.
  • Battaglia-Mayer A, Caminiti R, Lacquaniti F, Zago M. (2003) Multiple levels of representation of reaching in the parieto-frontal network. Cereb. Cortex, 13: 1009-1022.
  • Battaglia-Mayer A, Mascaro M, Brunamonti E, Caminiti R. (2005) The over-representation of contralateral space in parietal cortex: A positive image of directional motor components of neglect?. Cereb. Cortex, 15: 514-525.
  • Battaglia-Mayer A, Archambault P, Caminiti, R. (2006) The cortical network for eye-hand coordination and its relevance to understanding motor disorders of parietal patients. Neuropsychologia, 44:2607-2620.
  • Battaglia-Mayer A, Mascaro M, Caminiti, R. (2006) Temporal evolution and strength of neural activity in parietal cortex during eye and hand movements. Cereb. Cortex, doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhl046.

Books & Special issues

  • Control of Arm Movement in Space: Neurophysiological and Computational Approaches, R Caminiti, PB Johnson and Y Burnod eds, Exp Brain Res Suppl 22, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1992.
  • Vision and Movement mechanisms in the cerebral cortex, R. Caminiti. K-P Hoffmann, F. Lacquaniti and J. Altman eds., HFSP, Strasbourg, 1996.
  • Special issue on "Spatial vision and movement in the parietal lobe", Cereb Cortex, 5 :377-481, 1995.
  • Caminiti R, Ferraina S, Battaglia-Mayer A, Mascaro M, Burnod Y. (2005) Parallel parieto-frontal circuits for sensorimotor transformation. In:Higher Order Motor Disorders: From Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology to Clinical Neurology. M Jeannerod , M Hallet, HJ Freund, R Leiguarda (Eds), Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford
  • Caminiti, R., Battaglia-Mayer, A., Gallese, V. «Controllo corticale del movimento». In : Fisiologia Medica, a cura di Conti F., Edi.Ermes, Milano, Italy (2005).

 

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