Which of the following is true about the somatorsensory homunculus?
a. parts of the body that are the largest in the animal also have the largest representation
b. parts of the body with the fewest sensory neurons require a larger representation as a method of compensation
c. homunculus means "little man" because if a model of the body was created based on the map within the primary somatosensory cortex, it would look just like a little man
d. the homunculus differs greatly across species
Ans: d. the homunculus differs greatly across species
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