Table 1.
List of abbreviations
| Cortical areas | |
| 3b | Primary somatosensory area (S1; anterior parietal cortex) |
| 1 | Cutaneous representation caudal to 3b (anterior parietal cortex) |
| 2 | Representation of deep receptors caudal to area 1 (anterior parietal cortex) |
| 5 (BA5) | Posterior parietal area 5 (Brodmann's area 5) |
| 5d | Dorsal subdivision of posterior parietal area 5 (on the rostral SPL) |
| 5v | Ventral subdivision of posterior parietal area 5 (in rostral bank of the IPS) |
| 5L | Lateral division of area 5. |
| 7 | Posterior parietal area in caudal bank of IPS—contains several subdivisions |
| AIP | Anterior intraparietal area |
| CIP | Caudal intraparietal area |
| IPd | Intraparietal area (in depth of IPS, adjacent to POa and PEa) |
| LIP | Lateral intraparietal area |
| LIPd | Lateral intraparietal area (dorsal division) |
| LIPv | lateral intraparietal area (ventral division) |
| MDP | Medial dorsal parietal area |
| MIP | Medial intraparietal area (posterior parietal cortex) |
| PIP | Posterior intraparietal area |
| PE | Superior parietal lobule area |
| PEa | Superior parietal lobule area (anterior portion, in upper bank of IPS) |
| PEc | Superior parietal lobule area (caudal portion) |
| PF | Rostral inferior parietal lobule area |
| PFG | Rostral inferior lobule area (transitional area between PF and PG) |
| PG | Rostral inferior parietal lobule area |
| PGm | Rostral inferior lobule area (medial portion) |
| PO | Parietal occipital area (V6+V6a) |
| POa | Parietal occipital area (anterior portion) |
| PRR | Parietal reach region (posterior parietal cortex) |
| SPL | Superior parietal lobule |
| VIPd | Ventral intraparietal area (dorsal division) |
| VIPl | Ventral intraparietal area (lateral division) |
| VIPm | Ventral intraparietal area (medial division) |
| VIPv | Ventral intraparietal area (ventral division) |
| V6 | Posterior parietal area of the IPS |
| V6A | Dorsal portion of area V6 |
| Sulci | |
| CS | Central sulcus |
| IPS | Intraparietal sulcus |
| LS | Lateral sulcus |
| PCS | Postcentral sulcus |
| Body parts | |
| cn | Chin |
| D | Digit (individual) |
| d; di | Digits |
| el | Elbow |
| fa | Forearm |
| fl | Forelimb |
| ft | Foot |
| h; ha | Hand |
| hl | Hindlimb |
| htp | Hypothenar pad |
| kn | Knuckle |
| tr | Trunk |
| occ | Occiput |
| pr fl | Proximal forelimb |
| P/p | Pads |
| sh | Shoulder |
| sn | Snout |
| tp | Thenar pad |
| tr | Trunk |
| ul | Upper lip |
| vis | Visual |
| wr | Wrist |
| Anatomical directions | |
| dis; dist | Distal |
| dor | Dorsal |
| low | Lower |
| mid | Middle |
| r | Rostral |