Polysensory neurons in a monkey's posterior parietal cortex have been shown to increase their firing rate when:

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Polysensory neurons in the posterior parietal cortex have been shown to be involved in attention and motor planning. Therefore, their firing rate increases when the animal attends to a target object or moves toward it. Loud noises and changes in lighting are not directly related to attention or motor planning, and recognition of an object may involve other brain regions beyond the posterior parietal cortex.

Polysensory Neurons in a Monkey's Posterior Parietal Cortex Have Been