If a High Proportion of a Rat's Motor Cortex Cells

question 138

Multiple Choice

If a high proportion of a rat's motor cortex cells are "off-line" during a task in which it has to reach for food, the rat will likely

• A) get the food with every attempt.
• B) miss the food with every attempt.
• C) show fewer misses than it did when the cortical cells were on-line.
• D) show more misses than it did when the cortical cells were on-line.

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