Investigators recorded activity from the cerebral cortex of monkeys that had an entire limb deafferented twelve years earlier. Much to their surprise, what did they find?
A) The organization of this area of the cortex had not been changed at all by the operation.
B) This whole cortical area had become responsive to the face.
C) This whole cortical area had become response to the opposite limb.
D) This whole cortical area had developed motor instead of sensory functions.

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The cortical area that previously responded to the deafferented limb had reorganized to become responsive to the face, demonstrating cortical plasticity.

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