Population Coding

question 20

Multiple Choice

Population coding

• A) Allows precise motor output despite broad tuning curves of individual neurons in the population
• B) Allows only sloppy motor output, just like the broad tuning curves of individual neurons in the population
• C) Represents the brain's responsiveness to the activity of only those neurons whose activation levels are in the top 20%
• D) Represents the brain's responsiveness to the activity of only those neurons whose activation levels are in the top 50%

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Definitions:

Third Variable Problem

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