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How do direction-analyzer neurons respond when an object changes direction?
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In the striate cortex, direction-analyzer neurons are specifically activated by a line or an edge moving in a particular direction. When an object changes its direction of movement, these neurons are silenced, while the new direction of movement activates a different set of neurons.1