Plasticity of somatosensory cortical maps is evident following
A) musical training.
B) limb amputation in adults.
C) surgical transplant of a hand.
D) All of the above

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Plasticity of somatosensory cortical maps has been demonstrated in all three scenarios. Musical training has been shown to lead to increased gray matter in the somatosensory cortex, indicating changes in cortical organization. Limb amputation in adults is known to lead to remapping of cortical areas associated with the missing limb. Surgical transplantation of a hand has also been shown to lead to reorganization of somatosensory cortical maps to accommodate the input from the transplanted hand.

Plasticity of Somatosensory Cortical Maps Is Evident Following