Case studies by Ramachandran of amputees who experience pain in missing limbs together with research on the mapping of the body onto the brain's somatosensory strip suggest that:

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Ramachandran's case studies and research suggest that the brain can create a representation of missing limbs that becomes activated when a limb is amputated, leading to phantom limb sensations and pain. This indicates that the brain's somatosensory strip has the ability to reorganize and adapt to changes in the body. Option A is incorrect because the brain has been shown to have a significant degree of plasticity. Option C is partially correct in that nerve endings from the missing limb can contribute to phantom limb sensations, but this is not the only factor involved. Option D is incorrect because the existence of phantom limb sensations undermines a dualist perspective that separates the mind and body.

Case Studies by Ramachandran of Amputees Who Experience Pain in Missing