A Microelectrode Is Recording the Activity from a Single Cell

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Multiple Choice

A microelectrode is recording the activity from a single cell in the visual cortex of a cat. The cell begins to fire rapidly when a line is presented at a 45-degree angle directly in front of the cat, but stops firing when the line is shifted to a position that is off to the left. In this case, the microelectrode is MOST likely monitoring activity from

• A) a simple cell.
• B) a cell in the superior colliculus.
• C) a complex cell.
• D) a hypercomplex cell.

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