title: Rats Exert Executive Control.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Duan et al. (2015) introduce a novel rodent model of executive control. Their neural recordings provide direct evidence for the task-set inertia theory and suggest a crucial role for the superior colliculus in executive control.
authors.affiliation: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: vcarels@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: Vanessa M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Carels
authors.affiliation: Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: deweese@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: DeWeese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009949:Orientation / Q000502:physiology*; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D013477:Superior Colliculi / Q000502:physiology*