PMC

For each neuron (n = 53), late delay period category selectivity (rCTI) in the no-saccade condition versus spatial selectivity (STI) in the DMC task is shown in (A). The same plot, using rCTI values from the saccade period, is shown in (B). The least-squares linear regression fit is indicated by the dotted line in each plot.

(A) The time course of category selectivity measured by the rCTI in the no-saccade and both saccade conditions across the LIP population (n = 53). The yellow patch indicates the time at which the saccade occurs in the saccade conditions. The shaded patch around each solid trace indicates SEM.
(B) For each neuron in (A), the strength of late delay category selectivity (rCTI) in the no-saccade condition versus saccade-toward condition is shown.
(C) The strength of late delay category selectivity in the no-saccade condition versus saccade-away condition is shown.

The yellow-shaded areas in saccade condition plots indicate the saccade periods.
(A–C) Normalized average population activity (across each neuron’s preferred category) in the no-saccade (A), saccade-toward (B), and saccade-away (C) condition is shown. In the no-saccade condition (A), the three vertical dotted lines indicate the sample onset, sample offset, and test onset. In the saccade conditions (B and C), the left panel is aligned on sample onset, while the right panel is aligned on test onset. The two vertical dotted lines in the left panel indicate sample onset and saccade cue. The two vertical dotted lines in the right panel indicate stable fixation after the saccade and test onset.
(D) Average activity to the four sample directions during the no-saccade condition for three example LIP neurons is shown. The blue and red traces correspond to the category membership of each direction.
(E and F) Average activity to the four sample directions during the saccade-toward and saccade-away conditions for the same three LIP neurons is shown.

(A) The absolute difference in firing rate between the two categories is shown during the no-saccade condition (early delay epoch) and saccade-toward condition (saccade epoch in saccade condition and corresponding early delay in no-saccade condition). Note that the average difference in firing rate between categories was similar in the saccade-toward and no-saccade conditions.
(B) The difference in firing rate, in the saccade epoch, between the saccade-toward and no-saccade conditions is shown separately for trials in which the sample had been in the nonpreferred (x axis) and preferred (y axis) categories. Note that saccade responses were weaker (on average) for the preferred than nonpreferred category. In both plots, the diagonal dotted line indicates the unity line, and the mean along each axis is indicated by the star symbol. The coefficient and p values of a linear correlation are shown in the upper left of each plot.

(A) Monkeys grouped four motion directions into two categories (the red and blue arrows) separated by a category boundary (the dashed black line).
(B) Delayed match-to-category task. A sample stimulus (650 ms) was followed by a delay (1,500 ms) and a test stimulus (650 ms). If the sample and test were in the same category, monkeys were required to release a lever before the test disappeared. If the test was a nonmatch, there was a second delay (150 ms) followed by a match (which required a lever release). In some trials, a saccade was required during the early delay period (300 ms after the start of the delay), directed either toward or away from the neuron’s RF. After the saccade, the monkey maintained gaze at the new fixation location for the remainder of the trial. The fixation point is indicated by the white spot in each panel, and the dotted outline spots in the test period panels (indicating the three possible fixation locations in the test period depending on the saccade condition).
(C) Monkeys’ average DMC task performance across all recording sessions was ~90% or better for all three saccade conditions. Error bars indicate the SEM.