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Title: What happens when you apply a very weak stimulus to a sensory receptor?
Post by: helloiam on Nov 22, 2011
What happens when you apply a very weak stimulus to the sensory receptor?


Title: Re: What happens when you apply a very weak stimulus to a sensory receptor?
Post by: not2071 on Nov 22, 2011
A strong stimulus recruits more sensory receptors, compared to a weak stimulus. In other words, a gentle tap on the arm activates fewer receptors than a slap.


Title: Re: What happens when you apply a very weak stimulus to a sensory receptor?
Post by: slabbapop on Nov 22, 2011
When you applied a very weak stimulus to the sensory receptor, a small, depolarizing response occurred at R1, and no responses occurred at R2, R3, and R4.