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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The fact that the person felt sensations on their nonexistent fingers when their arm was stroked suggests that the brain has the ability to reorganize or adapt after injury, known as plasticity. The brain may have rewired the sensory input from the arm to represent it as coming from the missing hand.

A Person Whose Hand Had Been Amputated Actually Felt Sensations