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Involvement of the Globus Pallidus in Behavioral Goal Determination and Action Specification

Nariko Arimura, Yoshihisa Nakayama, Tomoko Yamagata, Jun Tanji and Eiji Hoshi
Journal of Neuroscience 21 August 2013, 33 (34) 13639-13653; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1620-13.2013
Nariko Arimura
1Frontal Lobe Function Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan,
2Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute, Tokyo 194-8610, Japan,
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Yoshihisa Nakayama
1Frontal Lobe Function Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan,
2Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute, Tokyo 194-8610, Japan,
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Tomoko Yamagata
1Frontal Lobe Function Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan,
2Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute, Tokyo 194-8610, Japan,
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Jun Tanji
2Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute, Tokyo 194-8610, Japan,
3Tohoku University Brain Science Center, Sendai 980-8577, Japan, and
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Eiji Hoshi
1Frontal Lobe Function Project, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan,
2Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute, Tokyo 194-8610, Japan,
4Japan Science and Technology Agency, CREST, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
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Abstract

Multiple loop circuits interconnect the basal ganglia and the frontal cortex, and each part of the cortico-basal ganglia loops plays an essential role in neuronal computational processes underlying motor behavior. To gain deeper insight into specific functions played by each component of the loops, we compared response properties of neurons in the globus pallidus (GP) with those in the dorsal premotor cortex (PMd) and the ventrolateral and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC and dlPFC) while monkeys performed a behavioral task designed to include separate processes for behavioral goal determination and action selection. Initially, visual signals instructed an abstract behavioral goal, and seconds later, a choice cue to select an action was presented. When the instruction cue appeared, GP neurons started to reflect visual features as early as vlPFC neurons. Subsequently, GP neurons began to reflect goals informed by the visual signals no later than neurons in the PMd, vlPFC, and dlPFC, indicating that the GP is involved in the early determination of behavioral goals. In contrast, action specification occurred later in the GP than in the cortical areas, and the GP was not as involved in the process by which a behavioral goal was transformed into an action. Furthermore, the length of time representing behavioral goal and action was shorter in the GP than in the PMd and dlPFC, indicating that the GP may play an important role in detecting individual behavioral events. These observations elucidate the involvement of the GP in goal-directed behavior.

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Nariko Arimura, Yoshihisa Nakayama, Tomoko Yamagata, Jun Tanji, Eiji Hoshi
Journal of Neuroscience 21 August 2013, 33 (34) 13639-13653; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1620-13.2013

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Journal of Neuroscience 21 August 2013, 33 (34) 13639-13653; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1620-13.2013
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