How are visual receptors different from other sensory neurons?

a. Visual receptors have no refractory period.
b. Visual receptors transmit information with electrical charges.
c. Visual receptors become hyperpolarized when stimulated.
d. Visual receptors retain memory of recent stimuli.


c. Visual receptors become hyperpolarized when stimulated.

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