Cortical regions anterior to motor and premotor territories, involved in diverse control, representational and task-dependent processes. An observed delay signal must be interpreted using its content and task context.
The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is a regional designation for ventral and medial prefrontal territories. Studies relate parts of this region to valuation, autonomic regulation and context-sensitive behavior. Its boundaries and neuronal populations vary across the particular anatomical definition used.
Medial prefrontal regions implicated, among other functions, in control over aversive events. Rat prelimbic and infralimbic subdivisions do not map one-to-one onto every human clinical construct.
A lateral prefrontal region studied extensively in delayed-response tasks. Activity can carry remembered stimulus and anticipated response information; a task must separate them before assigning a uniquely mnemonic function.
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