I am a neurophysiologist with training in multi-modal techniques in order to elucidate the spatiotemporal dynamics of cortical activity that support coordinated movements of the forelimb. Specifically, I aim to relate the spatial organization of cortical outputs to muscles of the arm and hand to the temporal dynamics of unit activity in primary motor cortex (M1) during reach-to-grasp movements of non-human primates (NHP). My research efforts consist of collecting and analyzing four different types of data: electromyography, kinematic, intrinsic signal imaging (ISOI) and electrophysiological data. ISOI was used to delineate the spatial organization of neural activity that supports reaching and grasping. Then, a laminar multielectrode placed in a multitude of locations of M1 captured the temporal activation of \~1,500 individual neurons during reaching and grasping. Additionally, EMG and kinematic recordings of the forelimb provided proxies for behavior to relate muscle and joint activity to neural activity.