1993
Dorsolateral prefrontal lesions and oculomotor delayed-response performance: evidence for mnemonic "scotomas"
Funahashi S, Bruce C, Goldman-Rakic P. Dorsolateral prefrontal lesions and oculomotor delayed-response performance: evidence for mnemonic "scotomas". Journal Of Neuroscience 1993, 13: 1479-1497. PMID: 8463830, PMCID: PMC6576716, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.13-04-01479.1993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory-guided eye movementsPrefrontal lesionsPrefrontal cortexEye movementsDelay periodDelayed-response deficitsDorsolateral prefrontal lesionsDelayed-response performancePeripheral visual cuesDelayed-response paradigmFrontal eye field regionVisual field locationsSaccadic reaction timesUnilateral lesionsSpatial memory functionIpsilateral cuesMonkey prefrontal cortexODR taskOpposite hemifieldSpatial cuesVisual cuesSimple sensoryMemory mechanismsMemory deficitsVisual targets
1991
Neuronal activity related to saccadic eye movements in the monkey's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Funahashi S, Bruce C, Goldman-Rakic P. Neuronal activity related to saccadic eye movements in the monkey's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1991, 65: 1464-1483. PMID: 1875255, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1991.65.6.1464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaccadic eye movementsSaccade-related activityPostsaccadic activityPS neuronsVGS taskPresaccadic activityContralateral visual fieldODR taskDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexEye movementsIpsilateral fieldPrincipal sulcusMonkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortexVertical meridianVisual fieldReciprocal response patternSingle neuron activityExcitatory responsesInhibitory responsesNeuronal activitySaccade taskNeuronsSaccade directionCortex
1990
Visuospatial coding in primate prefrontal neurons revealed by oculomotor paradigms
Funahashi S, Bruce C, Goldman-Rakic P. Visuospatial coding in primate prefrontal neurons revealed by oculomotor paradigms. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1990, 63: 814-831. PMID: 2341879, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1990.63.4.814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsODR taskVisual cuesPrefrontal cortexVisual responsesVisual probe taskLocation of cuesPrincipal sulcusVisual fieldDelay-period activitySame visual stimuliPrimate Prefrontal NeuronsDirectional visual responsesPassive visual responsesPS neuronsTask-related activityProbe taskSaccadic eye movementsVisuospatial codingCue locationSingle neuron activityVisual stimuliBehavioral enhancementOculomotor paradigmsPhasic visual responsesPrefrontal neurons
1989
Mnemonic coding of visual space in the monkey's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Funahashi S, Bruce C, Goldman-Rakic P. Mnemonic coding of visual space in the monkey's dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1989, 61: 331-349. PMID: 2918358, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1989.61.2.331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelay-period activityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPS neuronsPrefrontal cortexPrincipal sulcusDirectional delay-period activityMonkey dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSpontaneous rateFrontal eye field regionOculomotor delayed-response taskSpatial memory functionPeriod activityCue directionSaccadic eye movementsOculomotor behaviorPrimate prefrontal cortexSubsequent delay periodTask-related activityVisual field locationsExcitatory responsesMost neuronsAnterior bankArcuate sulcusInhibitory responsesFixation target