Recent Studies of the Function of Primary Visual Cortex Neurons

question 18

Multiple Choice

Recent studies of the function of primary visual cortex neurons using natural visual scenes rather than simple artificial stimuli have discovered that

• A) some neurons respond only to trees.
• B) some neurons respond only to color.
• C) visual neurons are plastic: As a background scene changes, the way that a neuron responds to elements in its receptive field changes.
• D) all of the above
• E) both A and B

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Definitions:

Referents

Objects, events, or entities in the real world to which words or symbols refer or correspond, in the context of language and communication.

Quantity

A characteristic that describes the numerical aspect of something, including size, amount, or number.

Categorical Proposition

A statement that asserts or denies something about a category or class of objects, typically structured with a subject, predicate, and a linking verb.

Quality of Proposition

Refers to the attribute of a logical statement that classifies it as affirmative or negative, depending on whether it affirms or denies something.