Introduction Handwriting is a modality of language production whose cerebral substrates
remain poorly known although the existence of specific regions is postulated. The …

Producing written words requires “central” cognitive processes (such as orthographic long-
term and working memory) as well as more peripheral processes responsible for generating …

This review focuses on the acquisition of writing motor aspects in adults, and in 5-to 12-year-
old children without learning disabilities. We first describe the behavioural aspects of adult …

Efficient coordination of the different writing processes is central to producing good-quality
texts, and is a fundamental component of writing skill. In this article, I propose a general …

The new edition of a pioneering book that examines research at the intersection of
contemporary theoretical linguistics and the cognitive neurosciences. In The Boundaries of …

Introduction: Historically, most studies about awake brain surgery have focused on language
or motor functions. More recently, other cognitive functions have also been assessed …

Several brain imaging studies identified brain regions that are consistently involved in
writing tasks; the left premotor and superior parietal cortices have been associated with the …

The parietal lobe has a unique place in the human brain. Anatomically, it is at the crossroad
between the frontal, occipital, and temporal lobes, thus providing a middle ground for …

Simple Summary Many glioma patients suffer from postoperative language problems after
awake brain surgery, which have a negative effect on their quality of life. We investigated …

Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this volume examines the essential
neuroscientific principles underlying normal and pathological hand motor control and …