Rods and Cones Handle Different Aspects of the Visual Task

question 236

Multiple Choice

Rods and cones handle different aspects of the visual task. For instance, the ability to perceive detail is much greater in the cones. Rods are receptors for night vision. Distinctions such as these have led to __________.

• A) the modular model of vision
• B) single-cell models of vision
• C) the "grandmother cell" model of vision
• D) the duplex theory of vision

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