If a kitten has one eye shut for its first few weeks of life, its visual cortex becomes insensitive to that eye. Why? a. The receptors die. b. Any axon that is not used for that long becomes unable to respond. c. Activity from the active eye displaces synapses from the inactive eye.

If a kitten has one eye shut for its first few weeks of life, its visual cortex becomes insensitive to that eye. Why? a. The receptors die. b. Any axon that is not used for that long becomes unable to respond. c. Activity from the active eye displaces synapses from the inactive eye.

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Chapter43: Sensory Systems

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