A mouse can feel a pinch on its feet faster than a giraffe can. Why?

a. More of a mouse's brain is devoted to touch than in a giraffe's brain.
b. Action potentials have shorter distances to travel in mice

c. Mice have more hair on their feet than giraffes do.
d. Mice have more practice at responding to touch than giraffes do.


b

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