单项选择题

It can be inferred from that passage that hearing differs from seeing and tasting because it

A. is primarily analytic in its tendency to separate the qualities of different sounds from one another
B. does not rely on the operation of more than one type of neuron, unlike visual or gustatory perception
C. uses individual neurons, not groups, in order to discriminate between various stimuli
D. is primarily synthetic, in that each combination of sound produces a unique quality for the ear
E. uses neurons which respond to only a single major stimulus, without producing minor effects for minor stimuli