A Section of the Somatosensory Cortex Ordinarily Responds to the Third

question 100

Multiple Choice

A section of the somatosensory cortex ordinarily responds to the third finger of the left hand. If that finger is amputated, to what will the cells in this part of the cortex respond?

• A) Nothing
• B) The second and fourth fingers and part of the palm
• C) The third finger of the right hand
• D) The entire left hand and the entire right hand

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