The ability to recognize a specific stimulus in the body depends on __________.

a.the projection of information from the thalamus to the primary somatosensory cortex
b.the number of interneurons stimulated in a spinal segment
c.strength of the generator potential
d.size of the receptive field


a.the projection of information from the thalamus to the primary somatosensory cortex

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