A Decrease in the Firing Rate of a Visual Cortex

question 7

Multiple Choice

A decrease in the firing rate of a visual cortex neuron in response to a change in stimulus color can be viewed as:

• A) a neural code for the new color.
• B) always indicating a lack of neural processing of that new color.
• C) a da Vinci code for color.
• D) a typical code for impending sleep.

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Definitions:

Elicit

To draw out or bring forth a response, answer, or fact from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.

CS

Commonly stands for Computer Science, a field of study focused on the theory, design, development, and application of computer systems.

Discrimination Learning

A process in learning where an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli that are not identical.

Aversive US

An unpleasant or harmful unconditioned stimulus used in classical conditioning to produce a negative response.