During a single-cell recording study, you locate a neuron in one of the two main output pathways from the occipital cortex that has a large receptive field in the central part of the visual field. The cell probably lies inside the ________ pathway and is specialized for ________.
A)dorsal; object recognition
B)ventral; spatial layout
C)parietal; spatial layout
D)temporal; object recognition

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The mention of a neuron with large receptive fields in the central part of the visual field points towards the ventral stream, which is responsible for object recognition. The ventral stream originates from the occipital cortex and terminates in the temporal cortex. Therefore, the neuron is likely located in the temporal pathway and is specialized for object recognition.

During a Single-Cell Recording Study, You Locate a Neuron in One