When Sperry cut a newt's optic nerve and rotated the eye by 180 degrees, each axon:
A) degenerated.
B) regenerated to a random location.
C) regenerated to the area where it had originally been.
D) regenerated, but to the area appropriate to its new location.

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Sperry's experiments demonstrated that each axon regenerated to its original location, suggesting that the connections were guided by chemical cues rather than being random or based on the new position of the eye.

When Sperry Cut a Newt's Optic Nerve and Rotated the Eye