The frontal pole cortex is thought to be the most complex of all frontal cortex areas. Overcoming technical obstacles to direct recordings, a study in this issue finds that neurons in this area have unexpectedly simple response properties.
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Wallis, J. Polar exploration. Nat Neurosci 13, 7–8 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0110-7
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