This review article discusses mechanisms of how distinct behavioral operations are
organized by different modules distributed in the frontal cortex. Cognitive manipulation often …

This article presents a hypothesis that the rostral premotor-subcortical networks may serve
as a gateway between the cognitive and motor networks. Accumulating evidence has …

This 3-T fMRI study investigates brain regions similarly and differentially involved with
listening and covert production of singing relative to speech. Given the greater use of …

Distinct regions of the frontal cortex connect with their basal ganglia and thalamic
counterparts, constituting largely segregated basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical (BTC) circuits …

The abacus, a traditional physical calculation device, is still widely used in Asian countries.
Previous behavioral work has shown that skilled abacus users perform rapid and precise …

All Frontiers journals are driven by researchers for researchers; therefore, they constitute a
service to the scholarly community. At the same time, the Frontiers Journal Series operates …

Functional brain imaging studies reported activation of the left dorsal premotor cortex (PMd),
that is, a main area in the writing network, in reading tasks. However, it remains unclear …

Rule-based behavior associating nonspatial visual stimuli with learned responses is called
arbitrary visuomotor mapping, an ability that enriches behavioral repertoire. To better …