You turn on the shower and check the water temperature with your hand. Your brain is able to monitor increasing temperature because the thermosensitive neurons in your skin
A. integrate temperature information.
B. transmit bigger action potentials to the brain as the water warms up.
C. transmit action potentials to different brain regions as the water warms up.
D. transmit action potentials at a greater rate when the water warms up.
E. gradually adapt to the stimulus.
Answer: D
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