A Rat Who Has Lost a Couple of Whiskers in an Environmental

A rat who has lost a couple of whiskers in an environmental mishap will

A) die, because intact whiskers are absolutely essential for survival.
B) recover, because the surviving surrounding whiskers will grow longer to compensate for the lost ones.
C) recover, because the surviving surrounding whiskers will grow thicker wider shafts to compensate for the lost ones.
D) recover, because all the surviving whiskers will become compensate sensory function for that of the lost ones.
E) recover, because the surviving surrounding whiskers' receptive fields will compensate by taking over the cortical vacancies left by the lost ones.