What is meant by an "excitatory" portion of the receptive field?
A) The portion of the receptive field that increases the number of action potentials fired by a cell
B) The portion of the receptive field that decreases the number of action potentials fired by a cell
C) The portion of the receptive field that causes the action potentials fired by a cell to increase in size
D) The portion of the receptive field that causes the action potentials fired by a cell to decrease in size
E) The portion of the receptive field that causes other neurons to fire action potentials
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