Fig. 4. PFC encodes only the selected stimuli along the selection axis.

a Across-context decoding (Across-context decoding in Methods) of location during pitch context and during location context. Left, irrelevant decoders fail both on irrelevant (gray) and relevant trials (orange). Right, relevant decoders work well in relevant trials but not irrelevant trials. Shaded area marks the stimulus presentation period. Decoding accuracy computed as the mean accuracy across n=1000 pseudo-populations (Methods). Error-bars are bootstrap 95% C.I. See also Fig. 1c. b visualization of the activity elicited by relevant and irrelevant stimuli within the sensory-selection subspace. Colored circles mark the stimulus onset. See also Fig. 1d, e.