You Conduct a Single-Cell Recording Study of a Lateral Prefrontal

question 16

Multiple Choice

You conduct a single-cell recording study of a lateral prefrontal cortical cell while an animal performs a delayed-response task. Which of the following response profiles best matches the behavior of the cell if it is primarily involved in working memory function? (Each vertical line represents an action potential.)

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Definitions:

Androgen-Binding Protein

A protein that binds androgens (male sex hormones) and is involved in their transport and function within the body.

Gubernaculum

Column of tissue that connects the fetal testis to the developing scrotum; involved in testicular descent.

Primary Spermatocyte

Spermatocyte arising by a growth phase from a spermatogonium; gives rise to secondary spermatocytes after the first meiotic division.

Secondary Spermatocyte

Spermatocyte derived from a primary spermatocyte by the first meiotic division; each secondary spermatocyte gives rise by the second meiotic division to two spermatids.