Question

Sensory areas in the cerebral cortex: ______________

a. are responsible for transduction of stimulus energy.
b. receive signals sent along sense-specific pathways in the central nervous system.
c. receive receptor potentials from specialized sensory neurons.
d. are specialized for either quantitative or qualitative coding of stimulus information.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

b. receive signals sent along sense-specific pathways in the central nervous system.

Sensory areas receive input from the thalamus and process information related to the senses. They include the visual cortex of the occipital lobe, the auditory cortex of the temporal lobe, the gustatory cortex, and the somatosensory cortex of the parietal lobe. Within the sensory areas are association areas that give meaning to sensations and associate sensations with specific stimuli.