Question 15

(Multiple Choice)

The receptive field for somatosensory system is


A) The area of the skin that, when stimulated, alters neuronal excitation
B) The area of the skin directly innervated by primary somatosensory neurons
C) The area of the skin where stimulation inhibits adjacent somatosensory neurons
D) The area of the cortex in which neurons are found that correspond to areas of the skin
E) The area of the skin where stimulation excites adjacent somatosensory neurons

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