What Occurs During Lateral Inhibition

question 74

Multiple Choice

What occurs during lateral inhibition?

• A) Adjacent cells in the visual system fire independently of one another and cause multiple inhibitory action potentials.
• B) Bright lights inhibit the firing of retinal cells.
• C) The absence of light inhibits cell firing in the visual system.
• D) Neurons that extend sideways inhibit the activation of neighboring cells.

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