ROBERT MORECRAFT

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Dakota
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Localization of area prostriata and its projection to the cingulate motor cortex in the rhesus monkey
    R J Morecraft
    Division of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neurological Sciences, The University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
    Cereb Cortex 10:192-203. 2000
  2. ncbi Localization of arm representation in the corona radiata and internal capsule in the non-human primate
    Robert J Morecraft
    Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, The University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
    Brain 125:176-98. 2002
  3. ncbi Localization of arm representation in the cerebral peduncle of the non-human primate
    Robert J Morecraft
    Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, The University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 504:149-67. 2007
  4. ncbi Amygdala interconnections with the cingulate motor cortex in the rhesus monkey
    Robert J Morecraft
    Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 500:134-65. 2007
  5. ncbi Cytoarchitecture and cortical connections of the posterior cingulate and adjacent somatosensory fields in the rhesus monkey
    R J Morecraft
    University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 469:37-69. 2004
  6. ncbi The motor cortex and facial expression: new insights from neuroscience
    Robert J Morecraft
    University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    Neurologist 10:235-49. 2004
  7. ncbi Selective long-term reorganization of the corticospinal projection from the supplementary motor cortex following recovery from lateral motor cortex injury
    David W McNeal
    The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 518:586-621. 2010
  8. ncbi Topography, cytoarchitecture, and cellular phenotypes of cortical areas that form the cingulo-parahippocampal isthmus and adjoining retrocalcarine areas in the monkey
    Song-Lin Ding
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    J Comp Neurol 456:184-201. 2003
  9. ncbi Anterior cingulate cortex activation during cognitive interference in schizophrenia
    Stephan Heckers
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 02129, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 161:707-15. 2004
  10. ncbi Measurement of coordination of object manipulation in non-human primates
    Warren G Darling
    Department of Exercise Science, Motor Control Laboratory, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA
    J Neurosci Methods 154:38-44. 2006

Research Grants

  1. MECHANISMS OF MOTOR RECOVERY AFTER SUBTOTAL BRAIN INJURY
    ROBERT MORECRAFT; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. MECHANISMS OF MOTOR RECOVERY AFTER SUBTOTAL BRAIN INJURY
    Robert J Morecraft; Fiscal Year: 2010

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Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Localization of area prostriata and its projection to the cingulate motor cortex in the rhesus monkey
    R J Morecraft
    Division of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neurological Sciences, The University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
    Cereb Cortex 10:192-203. 2000
    ..This linkage between cortex bordering V1 and cortex giving rise to a component of the corticofacial and corticospinal pathways demonstrates a more direct visuomotor route than visual association projections coursing laterally...
  2. ncbi Localization of arm representation in the corona radiata and internal capsule in the non-human primate
    Robert J Morecraft
    Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, The University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA
    Brain 125:176-98. 2002
    ....
  3. ncbi Localization of arm representation in the cerebral peduncle of the non-human primate
    Robert J Morecraft
    Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, The University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 504:149-67. 2007
    ..The compact and commixed nature of motor fiber organization at inferior levels and the midbrain-pontine isthmus suggests a vulnerable region of passage for comprehensive disruption of frontal and cingulate corticofugal projection fibers...
  4. ncbi Amygdala interconnections with the cingulate motor cortex in the rhesus monkey
    Robert J Morecraft
    Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 500:134-65. 2007
    ....
  5. ncbi Cytoarchitecture and cortical connections of the posterior cingulate and adjacent somatosensory fields in the rhesus monkey
    R J Morecraft
    University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 469:37-69. 2004
    ..TSA is primarily related to the somatosensory-motor areas and has limited connections with the parietotemporal and frontal association cortices...
  6. ncbi The motor cortex and facial expression: new insights from neuroscience
    Robert J Morecraft
    University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Laboratory of Neurological Sciences, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
    Neurologist 10:235-49. 2004
    ..There is also a historic trail of clinical observations that document deficits in either voluntary or emotional control of the facial muscles following central nervous system damage...
  7. ncbi Selective long-term reorganization of the corticospinal projection from the supplementary motor cortex following recovery from lateral motor cortex injury
    David W McNeal
    The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, 57069, USA
    J Comp Neurol 518:586-621. 2010
    ....
  8. ncbi Topography, cytoarchitecture, and cellular phenotypes of cortical areas that form the cingulo-parahippocampal isthmus and adjoining retrocalcarine areas in the monkey
    Song-Lin Ding
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    J Comp Neurol 456:184-201. 2003
    ..Emphasizing the former only, which has been the tendency historically, underestimates the anatomic complexity of the isthmus, and likely, its functional correlates...
  9. ncbi Anterior cingulate cortex activation during cognitive interference in schizophrenia
    Stephan Heckers
    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 02129, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 161:707-15. 2004
    ..Previous studies have reported evidence of structural and functional abnormalities in the anterior cingulate cortex of patients with schizophrenia...
  10. ncbi Measurement of coordination of object manipulation in non-human primates
    Warren G Darling
    Department of Exercise Science, Motor Control Laboratory, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA
    J Neurosci Methods 154:38-44. 2006
    ..Furthermore, the three levels of task difficulty permit analysis of a progression of ability...
  11. ncbi A functional magnetic resonance imaging study in patients with benign essential blepharospasm
    Robert S Baker
    Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, USA
    J Neuroophthalmol 23:11-5. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS The activations observed might represent a hyperactive cortical circuit linking visual cortex, limbic system, supplementary motor cortex, cerebellum, and supranuclear motor pathways innervating the periorbital muscles...
  12. ncbi Measurement of reaching kinematics and prehensile dexterity in nonhuman primates
    Marc A Pizzimenti
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    J Neurophysiol 98:1015-29. 2007
    ..We also show that the device and performance scores are effective for differentiating the effects of localized injury to motor areas of the cerebral cortex...
  13. ncbi Prolonged microgliosis in the rhesus monkey central nervous system after traumatic brain injury
    Kumi Nagamoto Combs
    Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202, USA
    J Neurotrauma 24:1719-42. 2007
    ..These results demonstrate that microglia/macrophage undergo prolonged activation after TBI in the non-human primate brain and express BDNF and its receptors, suggesting their tropic/trophic roles in the long-term recovery processes...
  14. ncbi Thalamic projections to the posteromedial cortex in the macaque
    Joseph A Buckwalter
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
    J Comp Neurol 507:1709-33. 2008
    ..In addition, we relate our findings to functional abnormalities in aging and dementia, and address a domain-like pattern of thalamocortical labeling of the PMC that is drawn selectively and collectively from multiple thalamic nuclei...
  15. ncbi What's in a "smile?" Intra-operative observations of contralateral smiles induced by deep brain stimulation
    Michael S Okun
    Movement Disorders Center, University of Florida, Department of Neurology, McKnight Brain Institute, Gaineville, FL 32610, USA
    Neurocase 10:271-9. 2004
    ..To describe smiling and euphoria induced by deep brain stimulation (DBS)...

Research Grants6

  1. MECHANISMS OF MOTOR RECOVERY AFTER SUBTOTAL BRAIN INJURY
    ROBERT MORECRAFT; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Furthermore, it will assist in guiding creative rehabilitative intervention approaches aimed at enhancing anterior cingulate participation in the recovery process. ..
  2. MECHANISMS OF MOTOR RECOVERY AFTER SUBTOTAL BRAIN INJURY
    Robert J Morecraft; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ....