1 Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 and , 2 Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Abstract |
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Introduction |
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The organization of the laminar pattern of connections between prefrontal and anterior temporal areas may be considered within at least two frameworks. One possibility is that the laminar pattern of connections between these areas is related to the functions of the connected areas. The anterior temporal region is composed of a series of areas with interrelated but specialized functions (Buckley et al., 1997; Buffalo et al., 1998
, 1999
). Occupying the medial flank of the anterior temporal lobe, the medial temporal entorhinal and perirhinal cortices are involved in long-term memory for various sensory modalities, including the visual (Jones and Mishkin, 1972
; Fuster et al., 1981
, 1985
; Voytko, 1986
; Zola-Morgan et al., 1989
; Meunier et al., 1993
; Suzuki et al., 1993
, 1997
; Murray et al., 1998
). The laterally adjacent inferior temporal cortex (area TE) has visual perceptual functions and its role in memory appears limited to the visual modality [for a review see (Gross, 1994
)]. The prefrontal cortex is similarly a large and heterogeneous region [for reviews see (Goldman-Rakic, 1987
; Barbas, 1997
)]. Functional differences have been proposed for lateral and orbito- frontal areas (Rosenkilde, 1979
; Barbas, 1995
, 2000
; Dias et al., 1996
). For example, orbitofrontal areas have been implicated in long-term memory and emotional functions (Jones and Mishkin, 1972
; Stamm, 1973
; Passingham, 1975
; Mishkin and Manning, 1978
; Fuster et al., 1985
; Suzuki et al., 1993
; Nakamura and Kubota, 1996
; Meunier et al., 1997
; Van Hoesen et al., 1999
), while lateral prefrontal cortices are important for working memory [for reviews see (Goldman-Rakic, 1996
; Owen, 1997
)]. In addition, there are differences in the connections of caudal and rostral orbitofrontal areas, suggesting they may be involved in different aspects of behavior (Barbas, 1993
).
Another possibility is that the laminar pattern of connections between prefrontal and anterior temporal areas is related to differences in their cortical structure, as we noted previously for prefrontal interconnections (Barbas and Rempel-Clower, 1997). Both prefrontal and anterior temporal regions are structurally heterogeneous, composed of cortices that have fewer than six layers and lack a granular layer 4 (agranular cortex) or have an incipient granular layer 4 (dysgranular cortex), or have six layers (granular cortex) (Moran et al., 1987
; Barbas and Pandya, 1989
; Morecraft et al., 1992
). The medial temporal cortices are agranular or dysgranular (e.g. temporal pole, entorhinal and perirhinal cortices), whereas area TE is granular. In the prefrontal cortices, the lateral areas and the rostral orbitofrontal areas are granular, whereas the caudal orbitofrontal areas are agranular or dysgranular [for a review see (Barbas, 1997
)].
In the present study, we sought to characterize the laminar pattern of termination of the connections linking caudal orbital, rostral orbital and lateral prefrontal areas with anterior temporal cortices. Our analysis in the temporal region was restricted to medial temporal and inferior temporal cortices, which are known to have robust interconnections with functionally and structurally distinct orbital as well as lateral prefrontal areas [for reviews see (Suzuki, 1996b; Barbas, 1997
]. It should be noted, however, that the prefrontal cortex has additional distributed connections with other cortices, including other temporal cortices [for a review see (Cusick, 1997
)]. Analyses in this study focused exclusively on the termination of efferent fibers, which clearly shows laminar patterns. Our goal was to investigate whether there is a consistent relationship in the pattern of connections between distinct prefrontal and temporal cortices and their functional specificity or their cortical structure.
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Materials and Methods |
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Experiments were conducted on 11 rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) according to the NIH guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH publication 86-23, revised 1987). The animals were anesthetized with ketamine hydrochloride (10 mg/kg, i.m.) followed by sodium pentobarbital administered i.v. through a femoral catheter until a surgical level of anesthesia was achieved (cumulative dose ~30 mg/kg). Additional anesthetic was administered during surgery as needed. The monkey's head was firmly positioned in a holder that left the cranium unobstructed for surgical approach. A craniotomy was made and the dura retracted to expose the cortex. All injections were made with a microsyringe (Hamilton, 5 µl) mounted on a microdrive. Injections of HRP-WGA (Sigma, St Louis, MO) were placed in the prefrontal cortices in six animals, [3H]leucine and [3H]proline were injected in the prefrontal cortices of three animals and biotinylated dextran amine (BDA, mol. wt 3000, lysine fixable; Molecular Probes, Eugene, OR) was injected in the anterior temporal cortices of two animals. In each case, a neural tracer was injected 1.5 mm below the pial surface in the following quantities and concentrations: 0.050.1 µl of 8% HRP-WGA; 0.41.0 µl of [3H]- leucine and [3H]proline, sp. act. 4080 Ci/mmol; and 1.5 µl of 10% BDA.
In the HRP experiments, the monkeys were anesthetized deeply 4048 h after injection and perfused through the heart with saline followed by 2 l of fixative (1.25% glutaraldehyde, 1% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer, pH 7.4), followed by 2 l of cold (4°C) phosphate buffer (0.1 M, pH 7.4). The brains were then removed from the skull, photographed and cryoprotected in glycerol phosphate buffer (10% glycerol and 2% DMSO in 0.1 M phosphate buffer, pH 7.4) for 1 day and in 20% glycerol phosphate buffer for another 2 days. The animals injected with BDA were anesthetized 14 days after surgery and perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). The brains were cryoprotected in sucrose solutions of 10, 15, 18 and 25% in 0.1 M phosphate buffer. The brains with injections of HRP or BDA were then frozen in 75°C isopentane, transferred to a freezing microtome and cut in the coronal plane at 40 µm in ten series. For the HRP experiments, one series of sections was treated to visualize HRP (Mesulam et al., 1980). The tissue was mounted, dried and counterstained with neutral red. For the BDA experiments, a series of sections was treated in a Vector ABC Elite solution (PK-6100) for 3 h, and 25 min in 3,3-diaminobenzidene tetrahydrochloride (DAB-Plus, Zymed Laboratories).
In animals injected with [3H]amino acids, the survival period was 10 days. The animals were anesthetized deeply and perfused with saline followed by 10% formalin. The brains were removed, photographed, stored in 50% ethanol, embedded in paraffin and cut in the coronal plane at 10 µm thickness. The tissue was processed for autoradiography according to the procedure of Cowan et al. (1972). Exposure time ranged from 36 months. Architectonic areas and their borders were determined by staining with thionin, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) or myelin (Geneser-Jensen and Blackstad, 1971; Gallyas, 1979
).
Data Analysis
Outlines of brain sections, the location of the injection site and the general regional distribution of labeled terminals and fibers ([3H]amino acids, HRP or BDA) were transferred from the slides onto paper by means of a digital plotter (Hewlett Packard, 7475A) electronically coupled to the stage of the microscope and to a computer (Austin 486). In this system the analog signals are converted to digital signals via an analog-to-digital converter (Data Translation, Marlboro, MA) in the computer. Movement of the microscope stage was recorded via linear potentiometers (Vernitech, Axsys, San Diego, CA) mounted on the x and y axes of the stage of the microscope and coupled to a power supply. Every other prepared section through the cortex in one series was examined and charted.
After creating outlines of brain sections indicating the location of anterograde label, the density and laminar distribution of anterograde label in the cortex were determined using an image analysis system (MetaMorph, Universal Imaging System Corp., West Chester, PA). This high resolution system uses a CCD camera (Dage-MTI, Michigan City, IN) mounted on the microscope to capture images directly from brain sections. Measurements from the HRP and [3H]amino acid cases were made under dark-field illumination using a fiber optic illuminator (Optical Analysis Corp., Nashua, NH), and for the BDA cases under bright-field illumination at a magnification of 100x. If more than one site contained label within a single architectonic area, then each site was measured separately. An initial density measure in each section was taken in an area with no anterograde label to determine the level of background. The background density was subtracted from subsequent measures to determine the density of anterograde label. Measurements of density were taken from multiple samples in each layer in each site of anterograde label to avoid retrogradely labeled neurons. The cumulative density of label within the entire extent of each architectonic area was calculated from serial coronal sections for layers 1, 2/3, 4 and 5/6. To determine the laminar pattern of anterograde label, data were normalized so that the density in the upper layers (mean density in layers 13) and the lower layers (mean density in layers 46) was expressed as a percentage of the total in that area (total density = density in upper layers + density in lower layers). In previous studies, this quantitative method has provided the same results as qualitative analyses (Barbas and Rempel-Clower, 1997; Rempel-Clower and Barbas, 1998
; Barbas et al., 1999
).
Images for photomicrographs were captured directly from histological brain slides using a CCD camera, imported into Adobe Photoshop for assembly and labeling, and adjusted for brightness and contrast but not retouched.
Reconstruction of Injection Sites
The cortical regions containing the injection sites were reconstructed serially by using the sulci as landmarks, as described previously (Barbas, 1988), and are shown on a diagram of the surface of the cortex. References to architectonic areas of the prefrontal cortex are according to a previous study (Barbas and Pandya, 1989
). Each injection extended through the depth of the cortex to include all layers.
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Results |
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The nomenclature used for the anterior temporal cortices in this study is based primarily on the maps of Seltzer and Pandya (Seltzer and Pandya, 1978) and Suzuki and Amaral (Suzuki and Amaral, 1994a
). Our analysis included all medial temporal and inferior temporal cortices. The medial temporal region is composed of a series of areas, including the ventral temporal polar cortex, the entorhinal cortex (area 28), the perirhinal cortex (areas 35 and 36) and the parahippocampal cortex (areas TH and TF). The anterior inferior temporal region includes areas TE1, TE2, TE3, TEm and TEa (Fig. 1
). Borders for areas 28, 35, TH and TF are based on the maps of Suzuki and Amaral (Suzuki and Amaral, 1994a
). The borders used for area 36 were consistent with the medial, lateral and posterior boundaries described by Suzuki and Amaral, but we did not include the cortex extending to the tip of the temporal pole in area 36. The ventral portion of the temporal pole is continuous with areas 28, 35, 36 and TE1. In previous studies this area has been referred to as area 38 (Brodmann, 1909
), area TG (Von Bonin and Bailey, 1947
), area Pro (Pandya and Sanides, 1973
; Galaburda and Pandya, 1983
), the agranular and dysgranular components of the temporal pole [TPa-p, TPdg (Mesulam and Mufson, 1982
; Moran et al., 1987
)], the periallocortical and ventral proisocortical divisions of the temporal pole [TPpAll, TPproV (Gower, 1989
)] and rostral area 36 [36r (Suzuki and Amaral, 1994b
)]. We refer to this area simply as the temporal polar cortex.
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Figure 1 includes a composite diagram showing the location of injection sites of neural tracers in prefrontal and temporal cortices. Prefixes are used throughout the text and figures to indicate the more precise location in a particular prefrontal area (C, caudal; R, rostral; L, lateral; M, medial; O, orbital; V, ventral). The HRP injections were located in five orbital areas (area OPro/OPAll, case AG; area OPro, case AF; area 11, cases MBJ and AM; area O12, case MBY) and in one lateral prefrontal area (V46, case MBH). The [3H]amino acid injections were located in area OPro (case MAR), area 11 (case MFT) and area V46 (case MFF). The BDA injections were located in anterior temporal cortices in area 36 (case AT) and area TE1 (case AV). The injection site in case AV extended slightly above the superior temporal sulcus into area TS1 from the map of Seltzer and Pandya (Seltzer and Pandya, 1978
).
Most of the prefrontal cases described here appeared in previous studies investigating connections with the hypothalamus (Rempel-Clower and Barbas, 1998), amygdala (Barbas and De Olmos, 1990
), thalamus (Barbas et al., 1991
; Dermon and Barbas, 1994
), hippocampal formation (Barbas and Blatt, 1995
) or other cortical areas (Barbas, 1993
). The analyses in the previous studies investigating connections with other cortical areas were restricted to retrogradely labeled neurons. Recent studies use the same identification codes we use here, and refer to the designations used in older studies (Barbas, 1993
; Dermon and Barbas, 1994
; Barbas and Blatt, 1995
; Barbas and Rempel-Clower, 1997
; Rempel-Clower and Barbas, 1998
).
Termination of Projections from Prefrontal Cortices in Medial and Inferior Temporal Areas
Anterograde label was evident in medial and/or inferior temporal cortex in all cases with tracer injections in caudal orbitofrontal area OPro, more rostral orbital areas 11 and O12, and lateral prefrontal area V46 (Table 1). In the three cases with injections in area OPro (cases AG, AF and MAR; Fig. 1B
), anterograde label was seen in medial temporal areas 28 and 35, and in area 36 in two of these cases (AG and AF). In case AF, additional anterograde label was apparent in the anterior portions of the subdivisions of area TE. No anterograde label was noted in the caudally situated medial temporal areas TH or TF in any of the cases.
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In the two cases with injections in lateral area V46 (cases MBH and MFF; Fig. 1A), the distribution of anterograde label was restricted to areas TE2, TEm and TEa, with the heaviest concentration in area TEa (Table 1
).
Termination of Projections from Medial and Inferior Temporal Areas in Prefrontal Areas
Axonal terminations were evident in prefrontal cortices in the two cases with injections in medial temporal area 36 or inferior temporal area TE1 (Table 2). In the case with an injection in area 36 (case AT), terminal axons with BDA labeled synaptic boutons were seen primarily in basal prefrontal areas, including medial area 25 (M25) and orbital areas 13 and OPro. Fewer sites with labeled boutons were observed in areas OPAll, O25 and O12. In case AV, the injection was located in area TE1 and extended somewhat into area TS1 (Fig. 1A
). Like in case AT, labeled boutons were observed primarily in ventral prefrontal cortices (Table 2
), and were most densely distributed in orbital areas OPro, O12 and O14 and in area M25. Other prefrontal areas with labeled boutons included areas M14, 11, R46, 13, L12 and L10.
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Our goal was to investigate whether the laminar patterns of axonal termination depend on the laminar organization of the cortex of origin as well as the area of termination. We first examined connections from prefrontal to temporal cortices and asked whether axons from a single prefrontal area terminated in the same or different pattern in distinct, though adjacent, temporal areas. We addressed this question by examining the pattern of termination in medial and inferior temporal cortices after injection of anterograde tracers in three regions of the prefrontal cortex, including caudal orbitofrontal, rostral orbito- frontal and lateral prefrontal areas (Fig. 1AD). These areas represent the spectrum of cortical structural types in the prefrontal region: the caudal orbitofrontal region includes agranular and dysgranular areas, the rostral orbitofrontal region includes granular areas, and the lateral region includes granular areas that are distinguished from the orbital granular areas by a thicker layer 4 and overall more distinct laminar borders (Fig. 1D
).
In the first group of cases with injections in dysgranular area OPro in the caudal orbitofrontal region, we noted three general laminar termination patterns in anterior temporal cortices: (i) a majority of anterograde label in the deep layers; (ii) a column of anterograde label relatively equally distributed between upper and deep layers; and (iii) a majority of anterograde label in the upper layers, particularly layer 1. Label in area 28 fell into the first category, and was most heavily, though not exclusively, distributed in the deep layers (Table 3, Fig. 2
). In particular, dense anterograde label was apparent in the lamina dissecans, the cell-free region between layers 3 and 5 in area 28 (Fig. 2A,C
). In contrast, in areas 35 and 36 label was distributed in the upper and deep layers. In area 35, label was evident particularly in layers 1 and 5/6 (Table 3
, Fig. 3A,B
). A similar pattern was observed in area 36, where anterograde label was detected in all layers, but was denser in layers 1 and 46 (Table 3
). In a third pattern, label in inferotemporal areas TE1, TE2, TEm and TEa was noted predominantly in layer 1 and to a lesser degree in layers 26 (Table 3
, Fig. 3C
).
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Laminar Pattern of Termination of Temporal Axons in Prefrontal Cortices
The second phase of this study examined whether the laminar termination pattern of the reciprocal projections followed the same rules based on the cortical structure of the connected areas. We began by investigating whether axons from a single temporal area terminated in different patterns depending on the cortical structure of their prefrontal destination (Table 4). Evidence was obtained from two cases with injections in structurally distinct medial and inferior temporal areas. As with the prefrontal cases, these areas represent different types of cortex (Fig. 1C,D
). In the first case, after injection in dysgranular area 36 (case AT), axonal terminations were distributed relatively equally across the upper and deep layers of dysgranular orbital area OPro (Fig. 8A
). In contrast, in granular area O12, axonal terminations were essentially limited to layers 13 (Fig. 8B,C
). To address the question of whether the pattern of termination is related to the cortical structure of the destination cortex, we divided the sites of label into three groups that included agranular, dysgranular and granular cortices, as described previously (Barbas and Rempel-Clower, 1997
). In agranular areas (area OPAll) axonal terminations were distributed nearly equally in the upper and deep layers, in dysgranular areas (areas OPro, 13, O25 and M25) they were somewhat denser in the upper layers and in granular area O12 terminations were essentially limited to the upper layers (Fig. 9
). An ANOVA for the three groups was significant (P < 0.01), and subsequent t-tests demonstrated a lower percentage of label in the upper layers in agranular than in dysgranular prefrontal areas (P < 0.05) and in dysgranular than in granular prefrontal areas (P < 0.001).
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Discussion |
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The present findings demonstrated that the laminar pattern of termination of connections between prefrontal and temporal areas is related to the cortical structure of both the origin and the target areas. As a consequence, projections arising from the same origin terminated in different laminar patterns in distinct target areas. Conversely, the laminar termination pattern in a single area differed for projections arising from different origins. A simplified summary of the patterns of connections is illustrated in Figure 12. Our findings are generally consistent with previous reports of laminar termination patterns for connections between these areas (Goldman-Rakic et al., 1984
; Seltzer and Pandya, 1989
; Webster et al., 1994
).
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The patterns of connections observed here can be summarized by a few rules based on the cortical structure of the interconnected areas. Thus, when areas with fewer than six layers and less laminar definition (i.e. agranular or dysgranular areas) projected to areas with six layers and more laminar definition, axons terminated predominantly in the upper layers. In contrast, axons terminated more densely in the deep layers of areas that have less laminar definition than the area giving rise to the projection. These termination patterns were more extreme for areas that differ substantially in cortical structure. Axonal termination in an area that was structurally similar to the area that issued the projection was relatively equally distributed in the upper and deep layers. The present findings are consistent with a previous study on the relationship of cortical structure to the pattern of interconnections between prefrontal areas (Barbas and Rempel-Clower, 1997). Further, our findings indicate that the rules based on cortical structure apply for connections linking distinct prefrontal cortices with the anterior temporal region.
There is evidence to suggest that similar rules guide the laminar pattern of connections between other association cortices. For example, projections from area 7a terminate mostly in layer 4 of rostral and intermediate parts of temporal area TPO, but span all layers in caudal area TPO (Cusick et al., 1995), a pattern consistent with gradients in laminar definition in these areas [for a review see (Pandya et al., 1988
)]. Likewise, in the somatosensory system, efferent axons from the dysgranular insula terminate mostly in layer 1 of granular area S2 (Friedman et al., 1986
). In contrast, axons from the retroinsular area terminate predominantly in layers 4 and 6 of area S2 (Friedman et al., 1986
). Similarly, in the visual system Saleem and Tanaka (Saleem and Tanaka, 1996
) showed projections from anterior dorsal area TE (TEad) that terminate most densely in layer 4 of dysgranular area 36, but in more lateral sectors of granular area TE (e.g. area TEm), the terminations increasingly target the upper layers.
The Laminar Pattern of Termination is Related to Function
In sensory cortices, the laminar pattern of termination has been associated with the functional nature of the connection in sensory processing. The projections from specific sensory thalamic relay nuclei terminating in and around layer 4 are considered forward [for a review see (Jones, 1985)]. Near the primary sensory areas, corticocortical forward projections also appear to terminate in and around layer 4, transmitting input from areas processing elementary and highly specific sensory information to areas that process integrated signals and a more global view of the sensory environment (Rockland and Pandya, 1979
; Friedman et al., 1986
; Felleman and Van Essen, 1991
). Corticocortical feedback projections between sensory areas proceed in the opposite direction and terminate most densely in layer 1, with sparser projections to the other layers (Rockland and Pandya, 1979
; Friedman et al., 1986
; Felleman and Van Essen, 1991
; Rockland and Van Hoesen, 1994
). Forward and feedback type connections appear to represent the extreme patterns of corticocortical connections and apply best to early sensory areas. Axonal terminations that do not fit into the above patterns and are more or less distributed in a columnar pattern have been called lateral connections (Felleman and Van Essen, 1991
).
The availability of more sensitive anatomical tracing and quantitative analytic techniques in recent years has revealed a much wider spectrum of patterns of laminar termination than previously described. For example, in the visual cortices projections considered feedback terminate in the deep layers as well as the upper layers of neighboring areas, but in more distant areas they tend to terminate primarily in layer 1 [for a review see (Salin and Bullier, 1995)]. In fact, it has been proposed that the differences in connections are quantitative rather than qualitative (Einstein, 1996
; Barbas and Rempel-Clower, 1997
). Thus, it is the relative proportion of axonal terminals in the upper and deep layers that differs between feedback and feedforward projections. The present evidence is consistent with the latter view and further suggests that the pattern of corticocortical connections changes gradually in concert with gradual changes in cortical structure seen in all cortical systems [for a review see (Pandya et al., 1988
)].
Laminar structure in many cases appears to be correlated with function, and this is particularly apparent in the visual cortices. Primary visual area V1 has a distinct laminar appearance, with a remarkably prominent layer 4, and in general, progressively rostral visual cortices have less distinct laminar borders [for a review see (Pandya et al., 1988)]. Functionally, the more rostral areas, such as areas TE and 36, process more global features of visual input and visual memory (Tanaka, 1992
; Gross, 1994
; Eacott and Heywood, 1995
; Nakamura and Kubota, 1996
; Suzuki, 1996a
; Gibson and Maunsell, 1997
). Thus, the cortical rules based on structure coincide with differences in function (Felleman and Van Essen, 1991
).
The laminar pattern of terminations is likely to have functional consequences, since axons terminating in the upper cortical layers influence a different population of neurons and processes than axons terminating in the deep layers. Laminar differences in morphology, receptors and neurochemical properties have been well documented in many cortical areas (De Lima et al., 1990; Goldman-Rakic et al., 1990
; Hof et al., 1995
; Gabbott and Bacon, 1996
). Thus far, the functional significance of different laminar patterns of connections in high-order association areas is, at best, indirect. However, there is strong evidence that the lateral prefrontal cortices affect task related activity of neurons in inferior temporal areas thought to be important for mechanisms of attention and memory for visual tasks (Fuster et al., 1985
; Desimone, 1996
; Petrides, 1996
; Rainer et al., 1998
; Miller, 1999
; Tomita et al., 1999
). Neurophysio- logical evidence for such mechanisms was obtained for prefrontal area 46 in macaque monkeys engaged in a variety of delayed response tasks, and included enhanced cell firing when a stimulus matched the sample, delay activity that was selective for particular stimuli, and selective firing to relevant locations or to an anticipated target (Desimone, 1996
; Miller et al., 1996
; Rainer et al., 1998
, 1999
). Thus, the projections from area 46 to area TE may support active selection and comparison of stimuli held in short-term memory.
Further evidence for the importance of prefrontal influence on area TE for memory was provided in a recent study, where posterior commissurectomy in macaque monkeys prevented the inferior temporal cortex of one hemisphere from receiving bottom-up input from the opposite visual field (Tomita et al., 1999). Recordings from single neurons in inferior temporal cortex showed stimulus selective activity that apparently came from feedback pathways from prefrontal cortex (Tomita et al., 1999
). In our own material, we observed that projections from lateral prefrontal area 46 terminated primarily in the upper layers of area TE, resembling a feedback pathway in early sensory cortices. In this context it is interesting that prefrontal area 8 also issues predominantly feedback-like projections to dorsolateral visual areas, such as areas MT and MST (Cusick et al., 1995
). Feedback pathways have been proposed to strengthen and focus the activity of neurons selective to particular stimuli or aspects of stimuli, and thus may be essential for attention and identification of familiar stimuli (Sillito et al., 1994
; Ullman, 1995
; Desimone, 1996
; Payne et al., 1996
; Lamme et al., 1998
).
Projections from other prefrontal areas, including the orbitofrontal, also targeted predominantly the upper layers of area TE. It is reasonable to assume that orbitofrontal neurons convey somewhat different information than lateral prefrontal neurons to the upper layers of inferior temporal areas. Caudal orbitofrontal areas receive gustatory, olfactory, somatosensory and visual inputs as well as input from the amygdala (Barbas and De Olmos, 1990; Morecraft et al., 1992
; Barbas, 1993
; Rolls and Baylis, 1994; Carmichael and Price, 1995
), and have been implicated in reward-related behavior [for reviews see (Rolls, 1996
; Watanabe, 1998
)]. In fact, lesions of the orbitofrontal cortex in monkeys show impairments for tasks that require object-reward associations (Meunier et al., 1997
), and orbito- frontal neurons respond to stimuli that predict reward and appear to process the motivational value of rewarding outcomes (Tremblay and Schultz, 1999
).
The orbitofrontal area OPro issued another prominent projection to the medial temporal entorhinal cortex, which is the gateway to the hippocampus [for a review see (Rosene and Van Hoesen, 1987)] associated with long-term memory (Leonard et al., 1995
; Nakamura and Kubota, 1995
; Suzuki et al., 1997
). In contrast to the predominance of prefrontal projections to the upper layers of area TE, projections from area OPro terminated primarily in the deep layers of entorhinal cortex, targeting particularly the cell-free zone between layers 3 and 5. It is interesting to note that this termination pattern resembles a forward pathway in sensory areas, although its significance here is not clear. Studies of the physiologic interaction of the caudal orbitofrontal area with the entorhinal cortex are necessary to address the significance of the anatomic interaction of these areas, in general, and its specific laminar termination, in particular.
Finally, many of the connections between prefrontal and anterior temporal areas terminated in both the upper and deep layers, a pattern observed between areas with similar cortical structure (Fig. 12). Much remains to be known about this prevalent type of connection. An important issue that will need to be addressed before the functional significance of this or any other pattern of termination can be understood is that of timing. Specifically, are pathways to particular layers activated selectively in behavioral situations? Does input from a single area reach the upper and deep layers at the same time, or is the activity of neurons in one layer affected before the activity of neurons in other layers? On the basis of the pattern of connections, the present study suggests that the prefrontal cortex does not carry a monolithic dialogue, but several types of dialogues with anterior temporal cortices, whose significance must wait future physiological studies.
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Address correspondence to Helen Barbas, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, 635 Commonwealth Ave., Room 431, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Email: barbas{at}bu.edu.
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