The region of space in which a stimulus must be presented to evoke a response from a neuron is called its
A)topographic map.
B)sensory homunculus.
C)receptive field.
D)baseline space.

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The term receptive field refers to the region of sensory space in which the presentation of a stimulus can evoke a response from a neuron. This can be thought of as the area in which a neuron is "listening" or "looking" for incoming sensory information. The other options (topographic map, sensory homunculus, baseline space) are unrelated to this concept.

The Region of Space in Which a Stimulus Must Be