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Ramachandran found that the experience of phantom limbs did not come from the nerves of the amputated limbs; they came from the
 
  A) contralateral limb.
  B) ipsilateral limb.
  C) parts of the body that now activated the area of somatosensory cortex that formerly received input from the amputated limb.
  D) prefrontal cortex.
  E) circuits involved in imagination.

Question 2

Efforts to cure phantom limb pain have focused on destroying various components of the pathway from the stump to the cortex. About __________ of patients have received permanent benefit from this treatment.
 
  A) 0
  B) 20
  C) 35
  D) 50
  E) 70



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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