Table 1.

Proportion of PTNs

Rake pickup, period 2Reach and swing, period 3Return, period 4Food pickup, period 5
Facilitation27 (39)20 (29)25 (36)43 (62)
Suppression20 (29)33 (48)22 (32)10 (14)
Total modulated47 (68)53 (77)47 (68)53 (76)
MPI14 (20)10 (14.5)10 (14.5)35 (51)
MPS11 (16)29 (42)15 (22)14 (20)
  • Top, Proportion of PTNs showing significant modulation during different periods of the rake task, with percentages in parentheses; bottom, proportion of PTNs showing their maximum (MPI) or minimum (MPS) relative firing rate during different periods of the rake task.