One Characteristic Common to MOST Posterior Parietal Neurons in the Monkey

question 22

Multiple Choice

One characteristic common to MOST posterior parietal neurons in the monkey brain is that they are responsive to _____.

• A) movements of the animal's eyes or arms toward a stimulus
• B) the shape of visual stimulus
• C) being touched on the upper lip by a stimulus
• D) changes in the color of a visual stimulus

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