The sensation of a fly landing on your arm is weaker than the sensation of being hit with a dodgeball because
A) the dodgeball triggers faster moving action potentials from each sensory neuron.
B) the dodgeball triggers a more negatively charged action potential.
C) the fly depolarizes neurons, but the dodgeball hyperpolarizes neurons.
D) the dodgeball triggers more action potentials per second from each sensory neuron.

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The sensation of being hit with a dodgeball is stronger because it triggers more action potentials per second from each sensory neuron compared to the sensation of a fly landing on your arm.

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