'This monograph is an encyclopaedic compendium, but its logical structure, the quality of the summaries which are found at the end of each chapter, make it accessible to all those who are interested in the functioning of the human nervous system.'La Presse Médicale, 16 April 1994

• 1. The background relationships between structure and function ; 2. Anatomical substrates for movement performance: Cerebral cortex and the corticospinal tract ; 3. Correlations between corticospinal connections and function ; 4. Corticospinal influences on the spinal cord machinery for movement ; 5. Output functions of the motor cortex ; 6. Inputs from peripheral receptors to motor cortex neurones ; 7. Motor functions of non-primary cortical motor areas ; 8. Dynamic nature of cortical organization ; 9. Synthesis: Corticospinal function and voluntary movement ; References and index