If the size of the receptive fields of somatic neurons in the arm increased, would the acuity of sensation in the arm be affected?
A) decreased acuity
B) increased acuity
C) no change in acuity

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If the size of the receptive fields of somatic neurons in the arm increases, then the number of sensory receptors within each receptive field will also increase. This will decrease the resolution of the sensory input, resulting in a decreased acuity of sensation in the arm.

If the Size of the Receptive Fields of Somatic Neurons