While recording from a bipolar cell with an on-center surround-off receptive field,you shine a light on the entire receptive field.What will you observe in your recording?
A)The cell will increase its rate of firing.
B)The cell will decrease its rate of firing.
C)The cell will not change its rate of firing.
D)The cell will first increase then rapidly decrease its rate of firing.

Question

While recording from a bipolar cell with an on-center surround-off receptive field,you shine a light on the entire receptive field.What will you observe in your recording?​ 
A)The cell will increase its rate of firing. 
B)The cell will decrease its rate of firing. 
C)The cell will not change its rate of firing. 
D)The cell will first increase then rapidly decrease its rate of firing.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When light is shone on the entire receptive field of an on-center, off-surround bipolar cell, the excitatory and inhibitory inputs cancel each other out, resulting in no change in the cell's firing rate.

While Recording from a Bipolar Cell with an On-Center Surround-Off