Enhanced neural activity during the delay phase of a task requiring short - term memory for the location of a stimulus in space would MOST likely be observed in the:
A) primary visual cortex.
B) orbitofrontal cortex.
C) frontal eye fields.
D) superior temporal cortex.

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The frontal eye fields are involved in working memory and have been shown to exhibit enhanced neural activity during the delay phase of spatial working memory tasks, specifically when the task requires short-term memory for the location of a stimulus in space. The primary visual cortex is mainly involved in the early processing of visual information, and the superior temporal cortex is involved in processing auditory and visual information related to object recognition. The orbitofrontal cortex is involved in decision-making and reward processing, but not specifically in spatial working memory tasks.

Enhanced Neural Activity During the Delay Phase of a Task