Research by Hubel and Wiesel demonstrated that cells respond to different orientations of light,and that __________ respond(s)to light only in a particular location whereas __________ are not restricted to a specific location in the visual field.
A)rhodopsin;photopigments
B)ganglion cells;feature detectors
C)bipolar cells;thalamic neurons
D)simple cells;complex cells

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Hubel and Wiesel's research on cells in the visual cortex found that simple cells respond to different orientations of light but only in a specific location, whereas complex cells respond to different orientations of light but are not restricted to a particular location in the visual field. Therefore, the best answer is D, simple cells and complex cells.

Research by Hubel and Wiesel Demonstrated That Cells Respond to Different