A Rat Who Has Lost a Couple of Whiskers in an Environmental

question 44

Multiple Choice

A rat who has lost a couple of whiskers in an environmental mishap will

• A) die, because intact whiskers are absolutely essential for survival.
• B) recover, because the surviving surrounding whiskers will grow longer to compensate for the lost ones.
• C) recover, because the surviving surrounding whiskers will grow thicker wider shafts to compensate for the lost ones.
• D) recover, because all the surviving whiskers will become compensate sensory function for that of the lost ones.
• E) recover, because the surviving surrounding whiskers' receptive fields will compensate by taking over the cortical vacancies left by the lost ones.

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