Ramachandran's work with amputees who experience phantom limb sensations is relevant to the study of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) because:
A) OBE occurs much more frequently in people with phantom limbs than in people with intact limbs.
B) OBEs and phantom limbs are both evidence that the brain shows great plasticity, leading to a variety of unusual experiences.
C) OBE may be likened to the brain producing the illusory experience of a missing part of the body as a representation of that part of the body.
D) OBEs and phantom limbs result from physically stressful experiences and permanent biochemical changes in the nervous system.
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