You have isolated a neuron in the occipital lobes that you believe is responsible for processing information about color. What type of neurophysiological technique would allow you to assess this hypothesis in a living animal?
A)single-cell recording
B)histology
C)electrical stimulation
D)Golgi stain

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Single-cell recording is a technique that allows direct measurement of electrical activity in individual neurons. By recording from the neuron in the occipital lobes while presenting different colored stimuli, we can assess whether the neuron selectively responds to color information, providing evidence for the hypothesis. Histology and Golgi stain are techniques used to visualize the structure of neurons, but do not provide functional information. Electrical stimulation is used to activate or inhibit neural activity, but does not directly measure the activity of a single neuron.

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