A monkey is trained to remember the position of a light after it goes out. The activity of neurons in the prefrontal cortex will:
A)increase if the monkey forgets the position of the target.
B)decrease if the monkey correctly remembers the position of the target.
C)decrease if the monkey forgets the position of the target.
D)not fire differentially to correct or incorrect responses.

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The prefrontal cortex is involved in working memory, and neuronal activity typically decreases when the monkey forgets the position of the target, as it fails to maintain the necessary information.

A Monkey Is Trained to Remember the Position of a Light