This change in lateral geniculate neurons helps to produce distinct ocular dominance columns.
A) The dendrites begin to respond selectively to the most active presynaptic inputs.
B) They begin to fire action potentials only in response to input from the contralateral eye.
C) They begin to synchronize firing with the other neurons nearby.
D) The terminals branch out further to connect with a wider variety postsynaptic neurons.
E) The terminals retract or "prune" to overlap less with each other.
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