After Terry lost a finger in an industrial accident, the area of his sensory cortex devoted to receiving input from that finger gradually became very responsive to sensory input from his adjacent fingers. This best illustrates

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Terry's sensory cortex's ability to reorganize and adapt to new input from adjacent fingers illustrates neural plasticity. This is the brain's ability to change and reorganize in response to new experiences, injury, or developmental changes.

After Terry Lost a Finger in an Industrial Accident, the Area