Suppose the Aδ fibers send action potentials at 10 m/sec and the unmyelinated C fibers sends them at 2 m/sec. How much time will elapse between first pain and second pain upon accidently dropping a heavy brick on your toe? Assume a total distance of 1.2 m from toe to spinal cord to somatosensory cortex.
A) 25 milliseconds
B) 100 milliseconds
C) 120 milliseconds
D) 480 milliseconds
E) 600 milliseconds
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