What Happens After Repeated Presentation of Two Simultaneous Touches on the Finger

question 14

Multiple Choice

What happens after repeated presentation of two simultaneous touches on the finger?

• A) People habituate to the touches and no longer feel them.
• B) People have a harder time determining whether there are one or two points being touched.
• C) There is a decrease in the number of cortical neurons tuned to touches of the fingertip.
• D) There is an increase in the number of cortical neurons tuned to touches of the fingertip.

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