Parietal Cortex Regulates Visual Salience and Salience-Driven Behavior

Authors

Xiaomo Chen, Stanford University School of Medicine
Marc Zirnsak, Stanford University School of Medicine
Gabriel M. Vega, Stanford University School of Medicine
Eshan Govil, Stanford University School of Medicine
Stephen G. Lomber, Western UniversityFollow
Tirin Moore, Stanford University School of Medicine

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-8-2020

Journal

Neuron

Volume

106

Issue

1

First Page

177

Last Page

187.e4

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1016/j.neuron.2020.01.016

Abstract

Chen et al. show that inactivation of parietal cortex selectively reduces salience signals within prefrontal cortex and diminishes the influence of salience on visually guided behavior. The results demonstrate a causal role of parietal cortex in regulating salience signals within the brain and in controlling salience-driven behavior.