In Newsome and Paré's (1988) experiment, 100% condition, all the dots were moving in the same condition.In the 50% condition, half the dots were moving in a consistent direction.In the 20% condition, only one fifth of the dots were moving in a consistent direction.They found that ______.
A)MT neurons could detect motion only in the 100% condition
B)MT neurons integrate across any number of local detectors to infer the general pattern of motion in the display
C)MT neurons actually responded more strongly to the 20% condition than they did to the 100% condition
D)because the MT neurons had already been lesioned, Newsome and Paré could not make a conclusion about MT function

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Newsome and Paré found that MT neurons integrated across any number of local detectors to infer the general pattern of motion in the display, meaning that the neurons were not only detecting motion in the 100% condition but were able to detect and respond to motion in the 50% and 20% conditions as well.

In Newsome and Paré's (1988) Experiment, 100% Condition, All the Dots