Tonically discharging putamen neurons exhibit set-dependent responses.
Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: Previous microelectrode recordings in the putamen of monkeys have revealed a class of tonically active neurons without apparent behavioral correlates. The present study shows that such neurons have responses to stimuli that trigger movement but that these responses disappear when motor responses to the stimuli are extinguished. The short latency of the responses (less than for other putamen neurons) suggests that they may play a role in linking conditioned stimuli and responses.
Authors: M Kimura, J Rajkowski, E Evarts
Institution: National Institute of Mental Health
Language: English
Topic: Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2041440158