A monkey with an intact MT cortex can detect the direction of moving dots when coherence is ____%, while a monkey that has had the MT cortex lesioned detects the direction of the moving dots when coherence is _____%.
A) 1-2; 10-20
B) 10-20; 1-2
C) 1-2; 1-2

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The MT cortex is crucial for motion perception. An intact MT cortex allows detection at low coherence levels (1-2%), while a lesioned MT cortex requires higher coherence (10-20%) for detection.

A Monkey with an Intact MT Cortex Can Detect the Direction