The visual system is to retinotopic as the auditory system is to
A) homotopic.
B) spatiotopic.
C) intensity topic.
D) tonotopic.
E) timbre topic.

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The auditory system is organized tonotopically, meaning that neighboring neurons within the auditory pathway respond to different ranges of sound frequencies. This is similar to the retinotopic organization of the visual system, where neighboring neurons in the visual pathway respond to different areas of the visual field.

The Visual System Is to Retinotopic as the Auditory System