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Only coherent spiking in posterior parietal cortex coordinates looking and reaching.

ABSTRACT: Here, we report that temporally patterned, coherent spiking activity in the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) coordinates the timing of looking and reaching. Using a spike-field approach, we identify a population of parietal area LIP neurons that fire spikes coherently with 15 Hz beta-frequency LFP activity. The firing rate of coherently active neurons predicts the reaction times (RTs) of coordinated reach-saccade movements but not of saccades when made alone. Area LIP neurons that do not fire coherently do not predict RT of either movement type. Similar beta-band LFP activity is present in the parietal reach region but not nearby visual area V3d. This suggests that coherent spiking activity in PPC can control reaches and saccades together. We propose that the neural mechanism of coordination involves a shared representation that acts to slow or speed movements together.

SUBMITTER: Dean HL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3315591 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Only coherent spiking in posterior parietal cortex coordinates looking and reaching.

Dean Heather L HL Hagan Maureen A MA Pesaran Bijan B

Neuron 20120201 4

Here, we report that temporally patterned, coherent spiking activity in the posterior parietal cortex (PPC) coordinates the timing of looking and reaching. Using a spike-field approach, we identify a population of parietal area LIP neurons that fire spikes coherently with 15 Hz beta-frequency LFP activity. The firing rate of coherently active neurons predicts the reaction times (RTs) of coordinated reach-saccade movements but not of saccades when made alone. Area LIP neurons that do not fire coh ...[more]

PMID: 22365554

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