What happens to brain activity in the visual cortex when subjects are forced to attend to parts of the visual field outside the fovea? Choose the correct option
A) Brain activity shifts to the part of the retinotopic map in visual cortex that corresponds to the attended part of the visual field.
B) The whole retinotopic map becomes active in visual cortex.
C) Activity in primary visual cortex ceases and extrastriate cortex takes over.
D) Visual areas outside the occipital cortex participate in this type of task.
Ans: A
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