Some primary visual cortex neurons have receptive fields that can be divided into static "on" and "off" areas separated by straight edges.These primary visual cortex neurons are
A) geniculate cells.
B) binocular cells.
C) simple cells.
D) complex cells.
E) hypercomplex cells.

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Simple cells in the primary visual cortex have receptive fields that respond to edges of specific orientation, and are composed of both "on" and "off" regions that are separated by straight edges. This is in contrast to complex cells which have receptive fields that do not have clear "on" and "off" regions, and hypercomplex cells which respond to more complex visual stimuli such as curves and corners. Geniculate cells and binocular cells are not specific types of neurons found in the primary visual cortex but are found earlier in the visual processing pathway.

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