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.
Answer: e
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