Properties and distribution of auditory neurons in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of the alert monkey

Brain Res. 1984 Apr 30;298(2):343-6. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(84)91434-3.

Abstract

In alert monkeys, some prefrontal neurons located in the superior dorsolateral area were activated to acoustic stimuli delivered in a restricted range of directions with respect to the animal's head. The effective direction was usually contralateral to the animal. The function of the auditory neurons in connection to that of the visual ones, which are commonly found in the prefrontal cortex, is discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acoustic Stimulation
  • Animals
  • Auditory Pathways / physiology
  • Auditory Perception / physiology*
  • Brain Mapping
  • Evoked Potentials, Auditory
  • Frontal Lobe / physiology*
  • Macaca mulatta
  • Neurons / physiology
  • Visual Perception / physiology