Phantom Limb Syndrome Is a Condition in Which Patients Who

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Multiple Choice

Phantom limb syndrome is a condition in which patients who have lost a body part, for example a limb, experience sensation in the missing limb. This condition appears to be due to reorganization and rewiring in the brain so that sensations are localized to the missing body part. Which part of the brain is most likely being reorganized?

• A) medulla
• B) primary somatosensory cortex
• C) somatosensory association area
• D) primary motor cortex

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