Adjacent regions of the basilar membrane and of the primary auditory cortex appear to respond best to different sound __________; these differences can be displayed as a __________ map.
A. intensities; tonotopic
B. intensities; somatotopic
C. frequencies; retinotopic
D. frequencies; tonotopic
Answer: D
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