A sensory illusion called paradoxical cold happens when a point heat stimulus is applied to a cold patch of skin and is perceived as cold, not hot. This illusion happens due to
A) Labeled-line pathways.
B) Population coding.
C) Both heat and cold receptors on the same sensory neuron.
D) Lateral inhibition.
Answer: A
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