It is also thought to contribute to working memory associated with guiding eye movement, examined using a delayed saccade task described below:[2][3] Neurons in area LIP have been shown to start responding with the initial presentation of the stimulus.
The neurons keep responding through the delay period until the saccadic eye movement starts and the animal soon focuses on the exact location of the previously shown target.
There is also evidence for neurons firing for saccadic responses in the two-alternative forced choice task.
[4] The conclusion of this task experiment is that neurons in area LIP store information (the location of the target) useful for guiding the saccadic movement; that is, this area of the cortex shows modality-specific working memory.
Areas showing specificity for other modalities have been located.