which of the following continuously receives sensory information from the utricle and saccule, monitors the information, and subsequently sends impulses to the motor cortex of the cerebrum?

Dr. arenas is a scientist who has been trying to determine if increasing pressure will increase the sound that occurs when two chemicals explode. it measures the volume of the sound that occurs at the minimum pressure at which the explosion will occur. it then increases the pressure and measures the volume of the explosions that occur. what kind of investigation is the scientist conducting?