Axons of the ______________ inform the brain of the loudness of a stimulus by altering their rate of firing of action potentials

a. geniculate nerve
b. auditory nerve
c. cochlear nerve
d. trochlear nerve
e. trigeminal nerve


Answer: c. cochlear nerve

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