Contrast the control of reaching and grasping.

What will be an ideal response?


For reaching behavior, the parietal reach region located in the medial posterior parietal cortex becomes active when individuals are about to make a pointing or reaching movement. In contrast, the anterior part of the intraparietal sulcus is involved in controlling hand and finger movements necessary to grasp an object.

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A. stop B. delay C. increase D. have no effect on

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