In One Study,a Few Days of Early Monocular Deprivation Decreased

question 10

Multiple Choice

In one study,a few days of early monocular deprivation decreased the axonal __________ of lateral geniculate nucleus neurons that normally conducted signals from the deprived eye.

• A) branching
• B) regeneration
• C) width
• D) layers
• E) degeneration

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