Subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) evolved at different times. Agranular parts of the
PFC emerged in early mammals, and rodents, primates, and other modern mammals share …

The study of decision making spans such varied fields as neuroscience, psychology,
economics, statistics, political science, and computer science. Despite this diversity of …

Functional MRI and electrophysiology studies suggest that consciousness depends on large-
scale thalamocortical and corticocortical interactions. However, it is unclear how neurons in …

Classic studies of spatial attention assumed that its neural and behavioral effects were
continuous over time. Recent behavioral studies have instead revealed that spatial attention …

The prefrontal cortex makes up almost a quarter of the human brain, and it expanded
dramatically during primate evolution. The Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex presents a …

1. An oculomotor delayed-response task was used to examine the spatial memory functions
of neurons in primate prefrontal cortex. Monkeys were trained to fixate a central spot during …

In cluttered scenes, we can use feature-based attention to quickly locate a target object. To
understand how feature attention is used to find and select objects for action, we focused on …

Publisher Summary Basal ganglia contribute to a wide variety of behavioral functions,
including skeletomotor, oculomotor, cognitive, and limbic processes. This chapter focuses …

The traditional view that the basal ganglia and cerebellum are simply involved in the control
of movement has been challenged in recent years. One of the pivotal reasons for this …

Parkinson's disease is a common neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by loss of
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, formation of filamentous intraneuronal …