Receptor adaption occurs when
A) impulse transmission stops at a synapse.
B) the brain ignores the incoming action potentials.
C) the stimulus stops.
D) the sensory neuron stops sending action potentials.
E) action potentials from multiple sensory neurons cancel one another.

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Receptor adaptation occurs when a sensory neuron reduces or stops sending action potentials in response to a constant stimulus, allowing the organism to ignore unchanging environmental conditions.

Receptor Adaption Occurs When