Multiple Choice
When a light is shone in the periphery of the receptive field of an on-center cell,
A) there is an immediate period of inhibition and then a burst of firing when the light is turned off.
B) the firing of the cell is increased until the light is turned off.
C) the firing of the cell is inhibited after the light has been turned off.
D) the cell is silent until the light comes on again.
E) the cell is almost silent until the light comes on again.
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