You have inserted a microelectrode into a dog's primary visual cortex and are recording the number of action potentials. Which pattern of response would most accurately describe the activation of a complex cell?
A)
Action potentials are most frequent when a bar of light is moved while being maintained at a consistent angle within the visual field.
B)
Action potentials are most frequent when the orientation and location of the bar of light remain are randomly changed.
C)
Action potentials decrease in frequency when the inhibitory region of the bar of light is shifted to outside of the receptive field.
D)
Action potentials decrease in frequency when a horizontal bar of light is shifted within the visual field to the right.
Answer: A