Dynamic shifts of visual and saccadic signals in prefrontal cortical regions 8Ar and FEF
Sanjeev B. Khanna, Jonathan Scott, Matthew A. Smith
Abstract
A central question in neuroscience is how the brain transitions from sensory representations to motor outputs. The prefrontal cortex contains neurons that have long been implicated as important in this transition and in working memory. We found evidence for rich and diverse tuning in these neurons, which was often spatially misaligned between visual and saccadic responses. This feature may play an important role in flexible working memory capabilities.
Topics & Concepts
Saccadic maskingNeurosciencePrefrontal cortexWorking memoryPsychologySensory systemEye movementCognitive psychologyCognitionNeural dynamics and brain functionVisual perception and processing mechanismsNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies