The receptive field of a ganglion cell refers to:
a. the range of wavelengths that will cause the cell to fire
b. the hemisphere of the brain that receives the neural signal
c. the area of the retina that will trigger the firing of the cell
d. the portion of the thalamus that causes the cell to fire
C
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