Retinal ganglion cells that increase their firing rate (excitation) when light is presented in the middle of the receptive field and decrease (inhibition) 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 show an increase in firing rate when light is presented in the center of the receptive field and a decrease in firing rate when light is presented in the surround are known as on-center receptive fields.

Retinal Ganglion Cells That Increase Their Firing Rate (Excitation) When