If we crossed over the nerves leading from the eye and from the ear before they reached the appropriate section of the brain,what would happen?
A) Nerves send vision at the speed of light, hearing at the speed of sound, etc.
B) The main difference is in the origin and destination of the nerves involved so the experiment above would "see" flashes of loud noises and "hear" bright light.
C) The code sent along the nerves from vision is a different dot-and-dash sequence from the action potentials from hearing.
D) They are completely different types of nerve cells and send different action potentials.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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If the nerves leading from the eye and from the ear were crossed over before they reached the appropriate section of the brain, the brain would receive reversed signals. This would result in "seeing" flashes of loud noises and "hearing" bright light because the main difference between the two types of nerves is their origin and destination, and their signals would be interpreted by the opposite section of the brain.

If We Crossed Over the Nerves Leading from the Eye