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News Physiol Sci 16: 228-233, 2001;
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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 5, 228-233, October 2001
© 2001 Int. Union Physiol. Sci./Am. Physiol. Soc.

Toward a Physiological Understanding of Human Dexterity

Mario Wiesendanger and Deborah J. Serrien

Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Motor Systems, University of Berne, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland
Dexterity, defined as the skillful manipulation of the hands, is now amenable to physiological investigation. Two topics are discussed here: grasping (i.e., hand-object coupling) and bimanual coordination. Dexterity depends on powerful, distributed neural networks and is particularly vulnerable to brain lesions. A knowledge of physiological mechanisms is needed to deal with these neurological problems.






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