What Is the Current Explanation for Phantom Limb Pain

question 144

Multiple Choice

What is the current explanation for phantom limb pain?

• A) The sensations amputees report are purely psychological.
• B) In the somatosensory cortex,areas that once served the severed limb become sensitive to inputs that activate nearby portions of the somatosensory cortex.
• C) Cutting sensory neurons in one part of the body increases the efficiency of neural pain gates.
• D) Memory circuits continue to provide the brain with memories of pain experienced before the limb was severed)

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