Bipolar cells receive input from a large number of photoreceptors, and individual retinal ganglion cells collect information from a number of bipolar cells.The ability of individual ganglion cells to receive inputs from multiple neurons is called
A) convergence of information.
B) the visual field.
C) the visual cortex.
D) the on-center‒off-center system.
E) bipolar cell connectivity.

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The ability of multiple bipolar cells to converge their input onto a single retinal ganglion cell is called convergence of information. This allows for integration of information from multiple photoreceptors and bipolar cells to be transmitted to the brain.

Bipolar Cells Receive Input from a Large Number of Photoreceptors