Research Has Shown That in the Cortexes of Opossums Blinded

question 81

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that in the cortexes of opossums blinded at birth:

• A)Area X,which exists in sighted opossums,was not present.
• B)the visual area was smaller than normal,while the other sensory areas were of normal size.
• C)within the visual area,some neurons responded to auditory or somatosensory stimuli.
• D)there were no multimodal neurons.

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