Mirror Neurons That Are Found in the Premotor Cortex of Monkeys

question 63

Multiple Choice

Mirror neurons that are found in the premotor cortex of monkeys:

• A) are exactly the same as certain neurons found in the motor cortex.
• B) fire excitedly after every movement.
• C) fire excitedly when the monkey watches a movement just as they did when the
• Monkey performed the same movement.
• D) enable the monkey to perform movements in reverse order.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Feature Detectors

Nerve cells in the brain that respond to specific features of a stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement.

Absolute Threshold

The minimum stimulus intensity required to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time.

Adaptation Threshold

The limit to which an organism or a system can adapt to changes in conditions or stimuli.