This meta-analysis explores the role of the mirror and mentalizing systems in the
understanding of other people's action goals. Based on over 200 fMRI studies, this analysis …

The behaviors involved in complex human tool use cut across boundaries traditionally
drawn between social, cognitive, perceptual and motor processes. Longstanding …

The mesial premotor cortex (pre-supplementary motor area and supplementary motor area
proper), lateral premotor cortex (dorsal premotor cortex and ventral premotor cortex), and …

Evidence for a dichotomy between the planning of an action and its on-line control in
humans is reviewed. This evidence suggests that planning and control each serve a …

Determining the relationship between mechanisms involved in action planning and/or
execution is critical to understanding the neural bases of skilled behaviors, including tool …

Greater manual dexterity and greater conceptual knowledge of tool use represent two main
features that distinguish humans from other primates. Studies of human brain lesions …

Since more than a century, neuropsychological models have assumed that the left inferior
parietal cortex is central to tool use by storing manipulation knowledge (the manipulation …

Much of our behavior is guided by rules, or prescribed guides for action. In this review, I
consider the current state of knowledge of how rules are learned, stored in the brain, and …

The widely held belief in a central role of left parietal lesions for apraxia can be traced back
to Liepmann's model of a posterior to anterior stream converting mental images of intended …

Our capacity to use tools and objects is often considered one of the hallmarks of the human
species. Many objects greatly extend our bodily capabilities to act in the physical world, such …