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When conducting an experiment on how stimuli are represented by the firing of neurons, you notice that neurons respond differently to different faces. For example, Arthur's face causes three neurons to fire, with neuron 1 responding the most and neuron 3 responding the least. Roger's face causes three different neurons to fire, with neuron 7 responding the least and neuron 9 responding the most. Your results support __________ coding.


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A hormone produced by the pineal gland that regulates sleep and wakefulness, often associated with the body's circadian rhythms.

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Beta Waves

A type of brain wave pattern associated with active, alert consciousness and cognitive processing.

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