If the nerves between the eyes and the ears were switched,stimulation of the mechanoreceptors in the ear would result in
A) hearing sounds.
B) seeing lights.
C) both hearing sounds and seeing lights.
D) deafness.
E) blindness.

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Stimulation of the mechanoreceptors would eventually arrive in the visual cortex if the nerves were switched. Therefore, the result would be seeing lights. The individual could still see if the receptors in the ears were stimulated, and they could still hear if the receptors in the eyes were stimulated.

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