Imagine that you have been badly injured in an accident. Compared to the experience of a paper cut, how do your neurons fire in order to send the more intense pain message?

a) The neurons fire more strongly.
b) The neurons fire at a higher rate.
c) The neurons fire less strongly, but in sequence.
d) The neurons fire at a lower rate, but in sequence.

ANS: b

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