Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133910605
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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To describe:

The way through which the nervous system codes for the nature of a stimulus and the intensity of a stimulus.

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The senses give signals and information to the brain about the “nature and “intensity” of the stimuli received from the environment.

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