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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 (B)
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 (B)
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 (A)
Intracellular recordings are used to measure the sequence of APs.
Intracellular recordings are used to measure the sequence of APs.
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.
An IPSP consists of a depolarization of the postsynaptic cell membrane.
An IPSP consists of a depolarization of the postsynaptic cell membrane.
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.
The frontal lobe houses the primary visual function.
The frontal lobe houses the primary visual function.
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.
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.
The EEG signal is mainly generated by action potentials.
The EEG signal is mainly generated by action potentials.
The neuron in the figure responds mainly to negative s.
The neuron in the figure responds mainly to negative s.
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.
The discriminability d’ is higher for higher values of the coherence level.
The discriminability d’ is higher for higher values of the coherence level.
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.
Regular networks have a larger Global Efficiency than random networks.
Regular networks have a larger Global Efficiency than random networks.
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.
The frequency of oscillation of the beta rhythm is around 10 Hz.
The frequency of oscillation of the beta rhythm is around 10 Hz.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Applying a high-pass digital filter can prevent saturation.
Applying a high-pass digital filter can prevent saturation.
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.
The frequency spectrum of white noise is flat.
The frequency spectrum of white noise is flat.
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 → ∞.
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.
