Functional localization within the prefrontal cortex: missing the forest for the trees?

Abstract:

:Anatomical and functional studies of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) have identified multiple PFC subregions. We argue that the PFC is involved in cognitive functions exceeding the sum of specific functions attributed to its subregions. These can be revealed either by lesions of the whole PFC, or more specifically by selective disconnection of the PFC from certain types of information (for example, visual) allowing the investigation of PFC function in toto. Recent studies in macaque monkeys using the latter approach lead to a second conclusion: that the PFC, as a whole, could be fundamentally specialized for representing events that are extended in time. The representation of temporally complex events might underlie PFC involvement in general intelligence, decision-making, and executive function.

journal_name

Trends Neurosci

journal_title

Trends in neurosciences

authors

Wilson CR,Gaffan D,Browning PG,Baxter MG

doi

10.1016/j.tins.2010.08.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-12-01 00:00:00

pages

533-40

issue

12

eissn

0166-2236

issn

1878-108X

pii

S0166-2236(10)00108-6

journal_volume

33

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