A researcher has identified the receptive field for a neuron and has determined that the receptive field has a center-surround organization. If the researcher were to shine light into the entire receptive field, including both the center and the surrounding area, we would expect the neuron to

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When light is shone on both the center and the surround of a center-surround receptive field, the excitatory and inhibitory effects cancel each other out, resulting in the neuron firing at its resting rate.

A Researcher Has Identified the Receptive Field for a Neuron