Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 45.1, Problem 2R
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The mechanism by which we are able to differentiate between the sensations, all of which produce same action potentials.

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All types of sensations, be it pressure, touch, sense of temperature, smell among others, produce the action potentials. The action potentials generated in response to a stimulus travels to the brain, which processes the information based on the part of it getting affected by the stimulus.

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