Prefrontal cortex and the sequencing of movement in monkeys (Macaca mulatta).

Journal article

There have been suggestions that the prefrontal cortex may play a role in the regulation of higher-order sequences of behaviour. In this experiment monkeys were taught a sequence of three movements. After removal of either sulcus principalis or the superior prefrontal convexity monkeys were able to perform the sequence normally. After removal of arcuate cortex (areas 8 and 6) monkeys were slow to learn the task; but it is argued that their impairment may not be one of sequencing per se.

Authors: Passingham, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Neuropsychologia
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 453-462
• Publication date: 1985-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0028-3932(85)90001-6
• EISSN: 1873-3514
• ISSN: 0028-3932
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Motor Cortex; Psychomotor Performance; Macaca mulatta; Brain Mapping; Learning; Frontal Lobe; Psychosurgery; Animals