Neuroscientists Studying the Brain's Response to Figure-Ground Relationships Discovered That

question 508

Multiple Choice

Neuroscientists studying the brain's response to figure-ground relationships discovered that:

• A) whether a particular shape is presented as the figure or as the ground, the brain responds in the same way.
• B) brain neurons that became active in response to a specific shape when it was presented as a figure did not respond to the same shape when it was presented in the background.
• C) figure-ground relationships are less important than the color of a stimulus in determining whether a shape will activate brain neurons.
• D) brain neurons that became active in response to a specific shape when it was presented as a figure also responded to the same shape when it was presented in the background.

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