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asmith134

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A collection of photoreceptors organized in such a way that a light excites the photoreceptors in the middle but inhibits photoreceptors toward the outside is also known as a(n) ___________.
 
  a. basic receptive field c. center-surround receptive field
   b. excitatory receptive field d. complex receptive field

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Cells in the visual cortex that are organized according to their sensitivity to certain aspects of a visual feature are referred to as ______________.
 
  a. receptive fields c. extrastriate cortex
   b. hypercolumns d. V1


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b


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Wow, this really help

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