In Studies with Monkeys, Sheinberg and Logothetis (1997) Presented a Butterfly

question 12

Multiple Choice

In studies with monkeys, Sheinberg and Logothetis (1997) presented a butterfly to one eye and a sunburst pattern to the other eye. This research demonstrated that

• A) binocular rivalry does not occur in monkeys.
• B) monkeys use binocular rivalry as a depth cue.
• C) "ineffective" and "effective" stimuli are processed the same way in the cortex.
• D) changes in perception are linked to cortical neural firing.

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