A researcher has identified the receptive field for a neuron and has determined that the receptive field has a center-surround organization.If the researcher were to shine light into the entire receptive field,including both the center and the surrounding areas,we would expect the neuron to

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In a neuron with a center-surround receptive field, stimulating both the center and the surround areas often cancels out the effects of each other, leading the neuron to continue firing at its resting rate. This is because the center and surround have opposite effects on the neuron's firing rate; for example, if the center excites the neuron and the surround inhibits it, stimulating both would neutralize the overall effect.

A Researcher Has Identified the Receptive Field for a Neuron