A person whose hand had been amputated actually felt sensations on his nonexistent fingers when his arm was stroked.This best illustrates the consequences of

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Plasticity refers to the brain's ability to reorganize and adapt to changes in sensory inputs or damage. In this case, the amputee's brain has adapted to the loss of the hand by reorganizing the sensory inputs to still feel sensations on the nonexistent fingers when the arm is stroked.

A Person Whose Hand Had Been Amputated Actually Felt Sensations