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This document discusses apraxia, which refers to disturbances of motor control caused by brain damage. It focuses on three key domains: imitation of gestures, production of communicative gestures, and use of tools. The seminal model proposed that apraxia results from interruptions in a left hemisphere "praxis system" that translates mental images of actions into motor commands. Imitation of meaningless gestures relies more on direct visual-motor mapping than meaningful gestures. Left parietal lesions partic

Author

GLORIA MARIA JIMENEZ GONZALEZ

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