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A/An ________ is a location column that receives information about all possible orientations within a given area of the retina.

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hypercolumn

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The hypercoloumn consists of a group of neurons in the cortex of the brain that receives information of an object from the left and the right eye and interprets the orientation of such objects. The hypercolumn which are located across the surface of the primary visual cortex allows us to see objects or pictures as one as presented in a given area of the retina. The hypercolumn can also be referred to as cortical column.

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