Information about the location of a given stimulus on or in the body is conveyed by the same mechanism that conveys information about stimulus intensity,namely action potential frequency.

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The location of a stimulus is primarily conveyed by the location of the activated receptors in the body, which corresponds to a specific area of the brain's somatosensory cortex, while stimulus intensity is more directly related to the frequency of action potentials. Different mechanisms are involved in conveying location and intensity information.

Information About the Location of a Given Stimulus on or in the Body