Karel Svoboda

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus · company speakers →

Motor planning plays key roles in motor control. Movements that are preceded by periods of motor planning are faster and more accurate than in the absence of planning. Motor planning is also a prospective form of short-term memory that links past events and future movements. During motor planning, neurons in the motor cortex show persistent activity related to specific movements, long before movement onset, in the absence of sensory input. This lecture will discuss how multi-regional neural circuits maintain this selective persistent activity and how this activity relates to behavior.

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