Georgopoulos and Coworkers Studied the Neural Activation Patterns in Monkeys

question 55

Multiple Choice

Georgopoulos and coworkers studied the neural activation patterns in monkeys who were required to rotate a handle the number of degrees required by a stimulus.These investigators found evidence that:

• A) the spatial mapping region in the monkey's brain was in a different location compared with human subjects.
• B) the primitive monkey brain does not have a spatial area equivalent to the human brain.
• C) different cells in the motor cortex tend to fire for different movements.
• D) the occipital cortex of the monkey has orientation but not location detectors.

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