The nervous system encodes greater intensity of a given stimulus by
a. forming action potentials with higher peaks
b. forming action potentials that last a longer time.
c. increasing the rate of firing.
d. reducing the number of neurons that are responding.
c
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a. diathesis-stress b. genetic c. bio-behavioral d. psychoanalytic
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may influence neural circuits located in the a. pons. b. thalamus. c. medulla. d. midbrain. e. hypothalamus.