Jim Steele lost his arm in a roadside bomb explosion while on military service in Iraq. Now, when he shaves, he feels the movement of the razor against his cheek and, at the same time, he feels stroking on his missing arm. At the VA, Jim is diagnosed with Phantom Limb Syndrome, a disorder due to plasticity in his ____________.
a. motor cortex
b. frontal lobe
c. temporal lobe
d. parietal lobe
Answer: d. parietal lobe
Psychology
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