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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
Single cell activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was recorded in a monkey performing a delayed alternation (DA) task in 3 directions, to the left, to the right, and upwards. Among the 127 units studied in all three directions, 18 neurons were spatially selective in one direction (to the left, to the right or upwards), 37 neurons in two directions and 8 neurons in each 3 directions during the performance of the DA task. Of the 9 neurons that were spatially selective upwards, 8 had a specific pattern of activity during the delay period and one during the response period. When several spatial directions are studied in a DA task, as in this work, it becomes evident that the prefrontal cortex contains a large number of spatially selective neurons. The results of this study suggest that there is a spatial memory map in the prefrontal cortex which is needed not only when a DA task is performed to the left and to the right but also in the upward direction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
527
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
145-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Vertical and horizontal coding of space in the monkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study