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Prefrontal executive and cognitive functions in rodents: neural and neurochemical substrates

Dalley, Jeffrey W., Cardinal, Rudolf N., Robbins, Trevor W.·2004·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2004.09.006

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The prefrontal cortex has been implicated in a variety of cognitive and executive processes, including working memory, decision-making, inhibitory response control, attentional set-shifting and the temporal integration of voluntary behaviour. This article reviews current progress in our understanding of the rodent prefrontal cortex, especially evidence for functional divergence of the anatomically distinct sub-regions of the rat prefrontal cortex. Recent findings suggest clear distinctions between the dorsal (precentral and anterior cingulate) and ventral (prelimbic, infralimbic and medial orbital) sub-divisions of the medial prefrontal cortex, and between the orbitofrontal cortex (ventral orbital, ventrolateral orbital, dorsal and ventral agranular cortices) and the adjacent medial wall of the prefrontal cortex. The dorso-medial prefrontal cortex is implicated in memory for motor responses, including response selection, and the temporal processing of information. Ventral regions of the medial prefrontal cortex are implicated in interrelated 'supervisory' attentional functions, including attention to stimulus features and task contingencies (or action-outcome rules), attentional set-shifting, and behavioural flexibility. The orbitofrontal cortex is implicated in lower-order discriminations, including reversal of stimulus-reward associations (reversal learning), and choice involving delayed reinforcement. It is anticipated that a greater understanding of the prefrontal cortex will come from using tasks that load specific cognitive and executive processes, in parallel with discovering new ways of manipulating the different sub-regions and neuromodulatory systems of the prefrontal cortex.

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Authors: Dalley, J. W., Cardinal, R. N., & Robbins, T. W.
Affiliations: University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author: Dalley, Jeffrey W.
ORCID: Dalley, Jeffrey W.
Cardinal, Rudolf N.
Robbins, Trevor W.
Venue: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2004-01
Volume: 28
Issue: 7
Pages: 771-784
ISSN: 0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2004.09.006
OpenAlex: W2140549509
Cited by: 1,329
References: 141
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FWCI: 4.27
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Wellcome Trust
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords: prefrontal cortex, executive function, cognitive function, dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, prelimbic cortex, infralimbic cortex, working memory, decision-making, set-shifting, behavioral flexibility, reversal learning, neuromodulatory systems
MeSH terms: Acetylcholine, Animals, Brain Chemistry, Cognition, Decision Making, Memory, Short-Term, Motor Activity, Norepinephrine, Problem Solving, Reaction Time, Prefrontal Cortex

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