Which of the following statements concerning vision is false?

A. Rods cannot detect color.
B. The visual pigment of cones is iodopsin.
C. Most of the optic tract axons terminate in the medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus.
D. Association neurons in the inner retinal layers modify signals of rods and cones.
E. Most of the optic tract axons terminate in the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus.


Answer: C

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