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The firing rate of a neuron in the primary visual cortex can be used to infer the retinal disparity angle when the firing rate is equal to 0.
The firing rate of a neuron in the primary visual cortex can be used to infer the retinal disparity angle when the firing rate is equal to 0.
False
Extracellular measures can capture the E/IPSPs that occur over the dendrites.
Extracellular measures can capture the E/IPSPs that occur over the dendrites.
False
The part of the pyramidal neuron that acts as a current dipole is the dendritic tree.
The part of the pyramidal neuron that acts as a current dipole is the dendritic tree.
True
Intracellular recordings are used to measure the sequence of APs.
Intracellular recordings are used to measure the sequence of APs.
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The tuning curve in the figure shows the firing rate of a neuron as a function of the retinal disparity angle.
The tuning curve in the figure shows the firing rate of a neuron as a function of the retinal disparity angle.
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An IPSP consists of a depolarization of the postsynaptic cell membrane.
An IPSP consists of a depolarization of the postsynaptic cell membrane.
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The firing rate of the pre-synaptic neuron influences the temporal summation of the PSPs in the post-synaptic cell.
The firing rate of the pre-synaptic neuron influences the temporal summation of the PSPs in the post-synaptic cell.
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The frontal lobe houses the primary visual function.
The frontal lobe houses the primary visual function.
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In the brain primary motor cortex, the extension of the cortical region which controls a specific body region is proportional to that body region's volume.
In the brain primary motor cortex, the extension of the cortical region which controls a specific body region is proportional to that body region's volume.
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The short-term synaptic plasticity involves an irreversible change in the post-synaptic membrane.
The short-term synaptic plasticity involves an irreversible change in the post-synaptic membrane.
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The EEG signal is mainly generated by action potentials.
The EEG signal is mainly generated by action potentials.
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The neuron in the figure responds mainly to negative s.
The neuron in the figure responds mainly to negative s.
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If the neuron firing rate is equal to 0 Hz, we can exactly infer which retinal disparity produced that response.
If the neuron firing rate is equal to 0 Hz, we can exactly infer which retinal disparity produced that response.
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The discriminability d’ is higher for higher values of the coherence level.
The discriminability d’ is higher for higher values of the coherence level.
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The Granger Test is less suitable than the Ordinary Coherence to obtain a spectral measure.
The Granger Test is less suitable than the Ordinary Coherence to obtain a spectral measure.
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Regular networks have a larger Global Efficiency than random networks.
Regular networks have a larger Global Efficiency than random networks.
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A negative value of Gx->y indicates a causal precedence of x over y.
A negative value of Gx->y indicates a causal precedence of x over y.
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The frequency of oscillation of the beta rhythm is around 10 Hz.
The frequency of oscillation of the beta rhythm is around 10 Hz.
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The mu rhythm is generated in the central regions of the cerebral cortex.
The mu rhythm is generated in the central regions of the cerebral cortex.
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Impedance is a measure of the ability of an experimental subject to carry on an experiment.
Impedance is a measure of the ability of an experimental subject to carry on an experiment.
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The contact impedances of a pair of electrodes should be large compared to the input impedance of the differential amplifier connected to them.
The contact impedances of a pair of electrodes should be large compared to the input impedance of the differential amplifier connected to them.
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The eye is more negative in its frontal part than its posterior part.
The eye is more negative in its frontal part than its posterior part.
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Notch filters reject the entire signal, including the useful signal, to remove powerline noise.
Notch filters reject the entire signal, including the useful signal, to remove powerline noise.
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Quantization divides the input range of the ADC into exactly 2^NBITS intervals, where NBITS is the number of bits of the ADC.
Quantization divides the input range of the ADC into exactly 2^NBITS intervals, where NBITS is the number of bits of the ADC.
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Applying a high-pass digital filter can prevent saturation.
Applying a high-pass digital filter can prevent saturation.
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The Average Rectified Value (ARV) is a measure of the amplitude of a signal.
The Average Rectified Value (ARV) is a measure of the amplitude of a signal.
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The frequency spectrum of white noise is flat.
The frequency spectrum of white noise is flat.
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The Central Limit Theorem (CLT) states that the average of N independent identically distributed signals approaches zero for N → ∞.
The Central Limit Theorem (CLT) states that the average of N independent identically distributed signals approaches zero for N → ∞.
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The variance of the average of 100 independent and identically distributed random variables with variance equal to 4 is 0.2.
The variance of the average of 100 independent and identically distributed random variables with variance equal to 4 is 0.2.
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