Retinal ganglion cells that decrease their firing rate (inhibition) when light is presented in the middle of the receptive field and increase (excitation) their firing rate when light is presented in the outside or surround of the receptive field are known as ______.
A)on-center receptive fields
B)off-center receptive fields
C)mediated-center receptive fields
D)switch-center receptive fields

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Retinal ganglion cells that exhibit inhibition in the center and excitation in the surround are known as off-center receptive fields.

Retinal Ganglion Cells That Decrease Their Firing Rate (Inhibition) When