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J Neurophysiol 80: 3392-3397, 1998;
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The Journal of Neurophysiology Vol. 80 No. 6 December 1998, pp. 3392-3397
Copyright ©1998 The American Physiological Society

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Task-Dependent Selectivity of Movement-Related Neuronal Activity in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex

Eiji Hoshi, Keisetsu Shima, and Jun Tanji

Department of Physiology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980-8575, Japan

Hoshi, Eiji, Keisetsu Shima, and Jun Tanji. Task-dependent selectivity of movement-related neuronal activity in the primate prefrontal cortex. J. Neurophysiol. 80: 3392-3397, 1998. We studied movement-related neuronal activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex from the perspective of a general role for the prefrontal cortex in controlling motor behavior to achieve a specific goal according to the requirements of a given task. Monkeys were trained to perform two delayed motor tasks. The first task involved reaching for a target that matched the shape of a cue. The second task involved reaching for a target that matched the location of the cue. A majority (54%) of 175 movement-related prefrontal neurons exhibited preference for either the target shape or the type of task requirements. Sixty-four neurons (36%) were selectively active while reaching for a circle or a triangle. On the other hand, the activity of 59 neurons (34%) depended on whether the task required matching the shape or the location. These properties, characterizing the movement-related neuronal activity in the prefrontal cortex, rarely were found in the arm area of the primary motor cortex. Only 1 of 130 movement-related neurons (0.8%) showed task selectivity, and none showed target-shape selectivity.




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