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Prefrontal neurons in networks of executive memory

Fuster, Joaquı́n M·2000·Brain Research Bulletin

Abstract

The neuronal networks of the frontal lobe that represent motor or executive memories are probably the same networks that cooperate with other cerebral structures in the temporal organization of behavior. The prefrontal cortex, at the top of the perception-action cycle, plays a critical role in the mediation of contingencies of action across time, an essential aspect of temporal organization. That role of cross-temporal mediation is based on the interplay of two short-term cognitive functions: one retrospective, of short-term active perceptual memory, and the other prospective, of attentive set (or active motor memory). Both appear represented in the neuronal populations of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. At least one of the mechanisms for the retention of active memory of either kind seems to be the reentry of excitability through recurrent cortical circuits. With those two complementary and temporally symmetrical cognitive functions of active memory for the sensory past and for the motor future, the prefrontal cortex seems to secure the temporal closure at the top of the perception-action cycle.

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  • The lateral PFC is mostly involved in language and executive processing, while the orbitofrontal and medial PFC contribute to cognitive functioning and emotional control.

    “The lPFC is mostly involved in language and executive processing, while the oFC and mPFC are known to contribute to cognitive functioning and emotional control [1–4].”

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Authors
Fuster, J. M.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Fuster, Joaquı́n M
Venue
Brain Research Bulletin
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2000-07
Volume
52
Issue
5
Pages
331-336
ISSN
0361-9230 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1983482050
Cited by
166
References
24
Citations by year
2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 8
FWCI
4.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Brain Research Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Keywords
prefrontal cortex, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, active memory, short-term memory, perceptual memory, motor memory, perception-action cycle, temporal organization of behavior
MeSH terms
Animals, Attention, Humans, Memory, Movement, Nerve Net, Neurons, Perception, Primates, Set, Psychology, Prefrontal Cortex

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