Rats Exert Executive Control

Vanessa M Carels; Michael R DeWeese

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2015.06.004

Rats Exert Executive Control

Neuron. 2015 Jun 17;86(6):1324-6. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.06.004.

Authors

Vanessa M Carels¹, Michael R DeWeese²

Affiliations

¹ Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: vcarels@berkeley.edu.
² Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: deweese@berkeley.edu.

PMID: 26087159
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.06.004

Abstract

In this issue of Neuron, Duan et al. (2015) introduce a novel rodent model of executive control. Their neural recordings provide direct evidence for the task-set inertia theory and suggest a crucial role for the superior colliculus in executive control.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Executive Function / physiology*
Learning / physiology*
Male
Orientation / physiology*
Prefrontal Cortex / physiology*
Superior Colliculi / physiology*