Single Neurons in Posterior Parietal Cortex of Monkeys Encode Cognitive Set
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Single Neurons in Posterior Parietal Cortex of Monkeys Encode Cognitive Set
The primate posterior parietal cortex (PPC), part of the dorsal visual pathway, is best known for its role in encoding salient spatial information. Yet there are indications that neural activity in the PPC can also be modulated by nonspatial task-related information. In this study, we tested whether neurons in the PPC encode signals related to cognitive set, that is, the preparation to perform ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuron
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0896-6273
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.06.003