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... centre . Thus , if , at the centre of the field , the response was " on " ( an on - centre field ) the response to a stimulus farther away in the same fibre was at " off , " and in an intermediate zone it was often mixed to give an on ...
... centre . Thus , if , at the centre of the field , the response was " on " ( an on - centre field ) the response to a stimulus farther away in the same fibre was at " off , " and in an intermediate zone it was often mixed to give an on ...
Page 189
... centre - off - periphery unit ; others behaved in the opposite way , being off - centre - on - periphery . When these units are examined with coloured lights , and when care is taken to stimulate the centres and sur- rounding areas ...
... centre - off - periphery unit ; others behaved in the opposite way , being off - centre - on - periphery . When these units are examined with coloured lights , and when care is taken to stimulate the centres and sur- rounding areas ...
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... centre is displaced by 0.3 R , from the planet's centre . The displacement is mainly along the rotation axis toward the north pole . The field is unusual not only because the dipole is tilted and offset from the centre of the planet but ...
... centre is displaced by 0.3 R , from the planet's centre . The displacement is mainly along the rotation axis toward the north pole . The field is unusual not only because the dipole is tilted and offset from the centre of the planet but ...
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