Imagine a finger pressing on the skin activates the receptive fields of two somatic sensory neurons (A and B) . The finger exerts the same pressure in both receptive fields, but more of the finger overlaps the receptive field of neuron A. Would there be a difference in the activation of these two neurons?
A) No, both neurons would be activated to the same extent.
B) Yes, neuron A would be activated more than neuron B.
C) Yes, neuron B would be activated more than neuron A.
D) Yes, neuron A would be activated less than neuron B.
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