Activity Decreases in the Visual Cortex, and People Become Temporarily

question 62

Multiple Choice

Activity decreases in the visual cortex, and people become temporarily almost blind, during

• A) hypnotic states.
• B) saccadic eye movements.
• C) preattentive processing.
• D) consolidation of memories.

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Definitions:

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