| Abstract: | Functionally, behavior-related discharges of associative neurons are an efferent flow of pulses continuously generated over the course of each behavioral act of an animal. However, predominant research approaches are based on the "stimulus - reaction" principle. Analysis of the dynamics of unit activity in monkeys during performance of a multi-step behavioral complex showed that differences related to different behavioral acts consist in composition changes in the active neurons (or their recombination) rather than in a number of responsive cells or involvement of action-specific neurons. Each combination of active neurons ensures the distribution of efferent signals characteristic of the given combination. These findings suggest the addressing coding of the efferent neuronal signals. |
