The Cortical Minicolumns Found in the Primary Visual Area of the Brain

question 17

Multiple Choice

The cortical minicolumns found in the primary visual area of the brain demonstrate particularly well which principle of neural organization?

• A) the presence of dominance columns
• B) the comparative lack of glia in the cortex
• C) the highly specialized function of some adjacent neurons
• D) the existence of structures without specific purpose

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