Given the structure of the cerebral hemispheres,if an action potential originating in the retina of the eye were accidentally routed to the brain area that interprets smells,how would the action potential most likely be perceived?
A) As an image,because it originated in the retina
B) As an image,because sight-based action potentials are recognized as such
C) As a smell,because it would be interpreted in the smell area
D) As a smell,because the action potential changes to match its destination
E) Neither;it would be lost because the stimulus was misrouted.

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The action potential would most likely be perceived as a smell because it would be interpreted in the brain area that processes olfactory information. Even though the stimulus originated in the retina, if it is routed to a different brain region with a different function, it would be perceived according to the function of that region.

Given the Structure of the Cerebral Hemispheres,if an Action Potential