How Would Changing the Size of the Receptive Fields of Somatic

question 3

Multiple Choice

How would changing the size of the receptive fields of somatic neurons in the arm increased affect the acuity of sensation?

• A) larger receptive fields increase acuity
• B) smaller receptive fields increase acuity
• C) smaller receptive fields decrease acuity
• D) changing receptive field size has no affect on acuity, only the sensitivity of the neuron determines acuity

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