A Simple Cell in the Primary Visual Cortex Responds

question 44

Multiple Choice

A simple cell in the primary visual cortex responds:

• A) best to a stimulus with a particular orientation in the location of its receptive field.
• B) to similar types of stimuli that have highly overlapping receptive fields.
• C) about equally well to a stimulus at almost any location within their receptive field.
• D) to stimuli in exactly the same manner as a retinal ganglion cell.

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