Mach bands occur because
A) if A fires less than B, B must fire more than C.
B) the visual receptors near an edge become hyperpolarized.
C) visual receptors on the more intense side of an edge receive more lateral inhibition than receptors on the less intense side.
D) visual receptors on the more intense side of an edge receive less lateral inhibition than receptors on the less intense side.
E) visual receptors adjacent to an edge on the more intense side receive less lateral inhibition than do receptors farther from that edge, and because visual receptors adjacent to the edge on the less intense side receive more lateral inhibition than do receptors farther from that edge.

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Mach bands occur due to the way lateral inhibition affects the perception of edges, where receptors near an edge on the more intense side receive less inhibition, and those on the less intense side receive more, enhancing the contrast at the edge.

Mach Bands Occur Because