Which Best Describes Lateral Inhibition in the Somatic Sensory System

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which best describes lateral inhibition in the somatic sensory system?

• A)The frequency of action potentials along pathways from the site of a stimulus is increased by lateral inhibition.
• B)The precision of locating a stimulus is increased by inhibiting signaling along nearby,parallel pathways.
• C)The precision of locating a stimulus is enhanced by increasing the frequency of action potentials in nearby,parallel pathways.
• D)Stimuli of one particular modality in a region of the body block transmission of action potentials coding for other modalities generated in the same region of the body.
• E)Lateral inhibition reduces the contrast between the frequency of action potentials generated at the center of a stimulus and the frequency of action potentials in surrounding pathways.

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