Functional role of area 8A in the posterior dorsolateral frontal region of the human brain: A single case study

• Published in: The European journal of neuroscience Vol. 60; no. 10; pp. 6408 - 6419
• Main Authors: Tomaiuolo, Francesco, Mollaioli, Daniele, Foti, Cristina, Vicario, Carmelo Mario, Germanò, Antonino, Petrides, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Association Learning - physiology; Attention; Attention - physiology; Attention task; Brain; Brain architecture; Cortex (premotor); Environmental effects; Eye; Eye movements; Eye Movements - physiology; Frontal Lobe - physiology; Functional morphology; Humans; Male; Motor skill learning; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Receptive field; Sensorimotor integration; Visual discrimination learning; Visual stimuli; superior longitudinal fasciculus; area 8A; conditional associative learning; frontal eye field; frontal lobe lesion
• ISSN: 0953-816X; 1460-9568; 1460-9568
• DOI: 10.1111/ejn.16560

Area 8A has traditionally been considered to be the frontal eye field (FEF), i.e. the area for the motor production of eye movements. However, recent research has shown that the FEF lies posteriorly in premotor area 6. Research in macaque monkeys has demonstrated that, in contrast to premotor area 6...