The areas of sensory systems are very interconnected with each other both within and between levels. ...

The areas of sensory systems are very interconnected with each other both within and between levels. This sort of organization leads to ___________.
 
  a) increased reliance of the system on one level of processing
  b) decreased reliance of the system on any one level of processing
  c) the levels at the top of the system hierarchy becoming increasingly dependent on the lower levels
  d) the levels at the bottom of the system hierarchy becoming increasingly dependent on the higher levels
  e) information slowly being processed within the system