Decision Activity in Parietal Cortex - Leader or Follower?
Katz and colleagues demonstrate that inactivating the primate lateral intraparietal area (LIP) spares visual motion decisions, even though these same decisions strongly modulate LIP neurons. This work is the latest addition to an intense effort spanning sensory modalities, animals, and techniques to understand which structures comprise the circuits responsible for interpreting sensory signals to make decisions.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA; Watson School of Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA.
Sashank
S
Pisupati
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA; Watson School of Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA.
Lital
L
Chartarifsky
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA. Electronic address: churchland@cshl.edu.
Anne K
AK
Churchland
D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*