How does a cochlear implant enable the deaf to hear? question 20 options: it receives incoming sound information and bypasses the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain through the optic nerve. it receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain. it receives incoming sound information and directly stimulates the basilar membrane to transmit information to the brain. it receives incoming sound information and indirectly stimulates the auditory nerve to transmit information to the brain?