Experiments Using Calcium Imaging to Examine Responses of Cells in Mouse

question 28

Multiple Choice

Experiments using calcium imaging to examine responses of cells in mouse visual cortex to moving gratings reveals that

• A) cortical cells do not respond to drifting grating stimuli.
• B) neighboring cortical cells show similar responses.
• C) cellular responses are selective for the direction of the stimulus.
• D) orthogonal stimuli activate overlapping populations of neurons.
• E) mouse visual cortex is arranged identically to primate visual cortex.

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