A communication subspace relays context-dependent actions from human prefrontal to motor cortex (opens in new tab)

Adaptive behavior relies on the ability to translate abstract rules and goals into actions suited to the current context. Neural population activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) has been proposed to support such flexible computations through high-dimensional dynamics, whereas activity in the primary motor cortex (M1) is related more directly to movement execution. How contextual representations in PFC are transformed into ensuing action plans within M1 remains unknown. Previous work suggest...