How Were the Yellowstone Fires of 1988 Eventually Extinguished

question 12

Multiple Choice

How were the Yellowstone fires of 1988 eventually extinguished?

• A) The fire ran out of trees to burn.
• B) The wind blew them out.
• C) Thousands of park visitors fought the fire.
• D) The park rangers put them out.
• E) Rain put them out.

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Definitions:

Feature Detectors

Neurons in the brain that respond to specific features of a stimulus, such as edges, lines, or movements.

Electrophysiological Recordings

Techniques used to measure the electrical activity of neurons or muscle cells, often for research or diagnostic purposes.

Signal-Detection

A theory or methodology focused on distinguishing between information-bearing patterns and random noise in the process of signal processing or perception.

Visual Cortex

The region of the brain responsible for processing visual information, located in the occipital lobe.