Differences in Intensity of a Stimulus

question 93

Multiple Choice

Differences in intensity of a stimulus

• A)affect the wave form of the transmitted excitation.
• B)are encoded by the number of neurons activated.
• C)control the part of the brain that receives the stimulus.
• D)are encoded by the frequency of action potentials in a single axon.
• E)are encoded by the number of neurons activated and by the frequency of action potentials in a single axon.

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