The intensity of a stimulus is determined by the firing rate of the receptor cells. A single neuron can represent the intensity of the stimulus by changing the frequency of action potentials transmitted (up to a limit of 150 times per second). 
- Recruiting

Intensity of Stimulus

The means by which the location of a stimulus are conveyed are determined by the knowledge of where the stimulated receptor is. This is most important in the somatosensory system, where it is highly important to know where certain stimuli originate from on our bodies. Each receptor activates pathways that convey unique positional information. The spatial properties of a stimulus are represented by labeled lines that uniquely convey spatial information.

Detecting the Location of a Stimulus

Coding is the means by which patterns of electrical activity in the sensory system convey information about the stimulus. Codes are differentiated by firing rate (seeing as action potentials themselves are "all-or-nothing").
- Intensity of Stimulus
- Location of Stimulus

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Sensory organs and peripheral sensory pathways convey limited and, sometimes, distorted information to the brain. This is because a great deal of selection and analysis takes place along sensory pathways before conscious perception of the stimulus.
- Coding

Selection and Analysis Along Sensory Pathways

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

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