Which of the following stimuli will lead to the greatest firing rate in the cell in the striate cortex that is being recorded?
Answer Chosen was: The receptive field with a narrow black bar not filling the central field.
This answer is incorrect. A wider stimulus would have less light falling in the
central inhibitory region and, thus, would have a higher firing rate.
(Coren,
Ward, & Enns, 1994).
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John H. Krantz, Ph.D.
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