One Reason That Your Ability to Detect Fine Visual Details

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Multiple Choice

One reason that your ability to detect fine visual details is greatest when scenes are focused on the fovea of your retina is that

• A) there are more feature detectors in the fovea than in the peripheral regions of the retina.
• B) cones in the fovea are nearer to the optic nerve than those in peripheral regions of the retina.
• C) many rods, which are clustered in the fovea, have individual bipolar cells to relay their information to the cortex.
• D) many cones, which are clustered in the fovea, have individual bipolar cells to relay their information to the cortex.

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Definitions:

Neural Message

Information transmitted within the nervous system, typically in the form of electrical and chemical signals across neurons.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons or to muscles or glands.

Electric Potential

A measure of potential energy per unit charge in an electric field, representing the work required to move a charge from one point to another against an electric field.

Resting State

A period of mental and physical inactivity during which an individual's consciousness is engaged but not focused on the external environment, often used in neuroimaging studies.