What Do Complex Cells in the Visual Cortex Respond To

question 47

Multiple Choice

What do complex cells in the visual cortex respond to?

• A)specific widths and orientation of lines anywhere in their receptive field
• B)different colours in their receptive field
• C)figure-ground disparity in their receptive field
• D)circles of light anywhere in their receptive field

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