The brain can infer the pitch of a sound from the:
A) number of hair cells that are stimulated.
B) particular hair cells that are stimulated.
C) intensity with which the hair cells are stimulated.
D) intensity of the action potential produced by the stimulated hair cells.
E) fluid movements of the semicircular canals.

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The pitch of a sound is primarily determined by which specific hair cells within the cochlea are stimulated. Different frequencies of sound waves stimulate different sets of hair cells along the cochlea's length, allowing the brain to distinguish pitch based on the location of these activated cells.

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