Professor Bling tells her class that our visual system produces an effect called lateral inhibition so that
A) color contrast is produced.
B) edges or boundaries can be identified.
C) movement is sensed.
D) the blood vessels of the eye are not perceived.

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Lateral inhibition is a process in which adjacent neurons in the visual system inhibit each other's activity, thereby enhancing the contrast between borders or edges in visual stimuli. This allows us to identify the boundaries of objects and shapes in our environment.

Professor Bling Tells Her Class That Our Visual System Produces