Neurons of area 7 activated by both visual stimuli and oculomotor behavior

Behavioral and clinical studies have long implicated the posterior parietal cortex of primates in spatial perception and spatially oriented behavior. However, recordings from single neurons in behaving monkeys by different laboratories have resulted in divergent views with some ascribing a largely m...

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Published in:Experimental brain research 1987-07, Vol.67 (2), p.316-322
Main Authors: ANDERSEN, R. A, ESSCK, G. K, SIEGEL, R. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Mapping
Eye Movements
Fixation, Ocular
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Macaca mulatta
Parietal Lobe - physiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Saccades
Space life sciences
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:Behavioral and clinical studies have long implicated the posterior parietal cortex of primates in spatial perception and spatially oriented behavior. However, recordings from single neurons in behaving monkeys by different laboratories have resulted in divergent views with some ascribing a largely motor and others a largely sensory role for this region. We have designed paradigms to separate the sensory and motor components of the neural activity and have found that the cells in this area respond to both sensory stimulation and motor behavior. Thus, it is likely that this area is not solely sensory or motor, but rather is involved in higher order aspects of sensory-motor integration.
ISSN:0014-4819
1432-1106
DOI:10.1007/bf00248552