How is the intensity of a stimulus coded in the conduction of an action potential?
A)A larger voltage change occurs.
B)By increasing the speed of the action potential.
C)By the frequency of the action potentials.
D)By changing the amount of sodium ions that enter the axon.

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The intensity of a stimulus is coded by the frequency of the action potentials. When a stimulus is stronger, it causes more action potentials to fire in a given period of time, which increases the frequency of the action potentials.

How Is the Intensity of a Stimulus Coded in the Conduction