Performance monitoring by the supplementary eye field.

@article{citeulike:89907, abstract = {Intelligent behaviour requires self-control based on the consequences of actions. The countermanding task is designed to study self-control; it requires subjects to withhold planned movements in response to an imperative stop signal, which they can do with varying success. In humans, the medial frontal cortex has been implicated in the supervisory control of action. In monkeys, the supplementary eye field in the dorsomedial frontal cortex is involved in producing eye movements, but its precise function has not been clarified. To investigate the role of the supplementary eye field in the control of eye movements, we recorded neural activity in macaque monkeys trained to perform an eye movement countermanding task. Distinct groups of neurons were active after errors, after successful withholding of a partially prepared movement, or in association with reinforcement. These three forms of activation could not be explained by sensory or motor factors. Our results lead us to put forward the hypothesis that the supplementary eye field contributes to monitoring the context and consequences of eye movements.}, address = {Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, USA.}, author = {Stuphorn, V. and Taylor, T. L. and Schall, J. D. }, citeulike-article-id = {89907}, doi = {10.1038/35048576}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {countermanding, monkey, neurophysiology, performancemonitoring, saccade, sef}, month = {December}, number = {6814}, pages = {857--860}, posted-at = {2005-02-08 00:34:59}, priority = {2}, title = {Performance monitoring by the supplementary eye field.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35048576}, volume = {408}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:89907 L3 - citeulike-article-id:89907 TI - Performance monitoring by the supplementary eye field. JF - Nature VL - 408 IS - 6814 SP - 857 EP - 860 AD - Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, USA. SN - 0028-0836 N2 - Intelligent behaviour requires self-control based on the consequences of actions. The countermanding task is designed to study self-control; it requires subjects to withhold planned movements in response to an imperative stop signal, which they can do with varying success. In humans, the medial frontal cortex has been implicated in the supervisory control of action. In monkeys, the supplementary eye field in the dorsomedial frontal cortex is involved in producing eye movements, but its precise function has not been clarified. To investigate the role of the supplementary eye field in the control of eye movements, we recorded neural activity in macaque monkeys trained to perform an eye movement countermanding task. Distinct groups of neurons were active after errors, after successful withholding of a partially prepared movement, or in association with reinforcement. These three forms of activation could not be explained by sensory or motor factors. Our results lead us to put forward the hypothesis that the supplementary eye field contributes to monitoring the context and consequences of eye movements. KW - countermanding KW - monkey KW - neurophysiology KW - performancemonitoring KW - saccade KW - sef AU - Stuphorn, V AU - Taylor, TL AU - Schall, JD PY - 2000/12/14/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35048576 ER -