Auditory association areas in the brain:
A) send impulses to the middle ear which vibrate the ossicles
B) transform meaningless sounds into meaningful perceptions
C) trigger nerve impulses that activate the hair cells
D) convert nerve impulses into sensations of sound

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Auditory association areas in the brain are responsible for processing and interpreting sounds into meaningful perceptions. They take the basic sound signals received from the auditory cortex and add meaning and context to them, allowing us to recognize sounds such as speech, music, or environmental noise.

Auditory Association Areas in the Brain