Neural coding of behavioral relevance in parietal cortex.
Flexible control of behavior requires the selective processing of task-relevant sensory information and the appropriate linkage of sensory input to action. A great deal of evidence suggests a central role for the parietal cortex in these functions. Recent results from neurophysiological studies in non-human primates and neuroimaging experiments in humans illuminate the importance of parietal cortex for attention, and suggest how parietal neurons might allow the dynamic representation of behaviorally relevant information.
Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, 220 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. jassad@hms.harvard.edu
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D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology