The ventral prefrontal cortex (PFC) of primates-a region strongly implicated in decision making-receives highly processed visual sensory inputs from the inferior temporal cortex (ITC) and perirhinal cortex (PRC) and can therefore be considered visual PFC. Usually, the functions of temporal cortex and visual PFC have been discussed in separate literatures. By considering them together, we aim to clarify the ways in which fronto-temporal networks guide decision making. After discussing the ways in which visual PFC interacts with temporal cortex to promote decision making, we offer specific predictions about the selective roles of the ITC- and PRC-based fronto-temporal networks. Finally, we suggest that an increased reliance on visual PFC in anthropoid primates led to our emergence as 'visual' animals.

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类人猿的视觉前额叶皮层：在决策中与颞叶皮层的相互作用及其在“视觉动物”制作中的作用。

灵长类动物的腹侧前额叶皮层 (PFC) - 一个与决策密切相关的区域 - 接收来自下颞叶皮层 (ITC) 和鼻周皮层 (PRC) 的高度处理的视觉感觉输入，因此可以被认为是视觉 PFC。通常，颞叶皮层和视觉 PFC 的功能已在单独的文献中进行了讨论。通过将它们一起考虑，我们旨在阐明额-时间网络指导决策的方式。在讨论了视觉 PFC 与颞叶皮层相互作用以促进决策制定的方式之后，我们提供了关于基于 ITC 和 PRC 的额颞叶网络的选择性作用的具体预测。最后，我们认为类人猿灵长类动物对视觉 PFC 的依赖增加导致我们成为“视觉”动物。