If a monkey has to remember the position of a light for a delay period after the light goes out, neurons in the _____ fire to help the monkey retain a memory trace.

A) hippocampus
B) prefrontal cortex
C) inferior temporal cortex
D) occipital cortex

Prefrontal Cortex

A region of the brain associated with decision making, social behavior, and personality expression.

Memory Trace

A theoretical means by which memories are stored as biophysical or biochemical changes in the brain in response to external stimuli.

Inferior Temporal Cortex

A region in the temporal lobe of the brain involved in the processing of complex stimuli, such as faces and objects recognition.