​Within the Primary Motor Cortex,the Amount of Brain Tissue Devoted

question 107

Multiple Choice

​Within the primary motor cortex,the amount of brain tissue devoted to a particular area of the body (such as the arm or the tongue) correlates strongly with what?

• A)The total volume of that body part
• B)​How near that body part is to the brain
• C)How precisely we can move that body part​
• D)How ancient that body part is in our evolutionary history​

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