After Terry lost a finger in a industrial accident, the area of his sensory cortex devoted to receiving input form that finger gradually became very responsive to sensory input from adjacent fingers. This best illustrates
A) phrenology.
B) aphasia.
C) hemispherectomy.
D) plasticity.
E) tomography.
Ans: D) plasticity.
Psychology
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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