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
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