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J Neurophysiol 91: 855-862, 2004. First published September 3, 2003; doi:10.1152/jn.00273.2003
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Focused Attention Modulates Visual Responses in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex

Joseph F.X. DeSouza and Stefan Everling

Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada

Submitted 20 March 2003; accepted in final form 24 August 2003

Several current models propose an important role of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in attention. To test the effects of attention in PFC, we recorded from PFC neurons in monkeys performing a task in which they had to attend to one hemifield and wait for a single stimulus that matched a previously presented cue. Neurons exhibited a slight decrease in their initial response and an enhanced activity late in the response to a stimulus at the cued location. The data demonstrate attentional effects on the activity of PFC neurons but they also show that single visual stimuli are initially represented in the activity of PFC neurons even when they are behaviorally irrelevant.

Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: S. Everling, Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Psychology, University of Western Ontario, Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Drive, London, Ontario N6A 5K8, Canada (E-mail: severlin{at}uwo.ca).




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