What Can You Infer About the Responsiveness of Two Neurons

question 18

Multiple Choice

What can you infer about the responsiveness of two neurons in the visual cortex that lie next to each other in V1?

• A)Both cells share a common receptive field.
• B)The cells are sensitive to precisely the same stimulus characteristics.
• C)The receptive fields of these cells are also next to each other.
• D)Both cells have identical baseline activity rates.

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