A specific person's face is represented in the nervous system by the firing of
A)a feature detector that fires specifically to that face.
B)a group of neurons that all respond only to that face.
C)a group of neurons each responding to a number of different faces.
D)a receptor in the retina that responds when the face is present.

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The representation of a specific face in the nervous system is typically achieved through a distributed coding system, where a group of neurons each responds to a number of different faces, allowing for a combination of responses that uniquely identifies a particular face.

A Specific Person's Face Is Represented in the Nervous System