Ramachandran found that the experience of phantom limbs did not come from the nerves of the amputated limbs; they came from the
A) contralateral limb.
B) ipsilateral limb.
C) parts of the body that now activated the area of somatosensory cortex that formerly received input from the amputated limb.
D) prefrontal cortex.
E) circuits involved in imagination.

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Ramachandran found that the experience of phantom limbs came from the parts of the body that now activated the area of somatosensory cortex that formerly received input from the amputated limb, rather than from the nerves of the amputated limb itself.

Ramachandran Found That the Experience of Phantom Limbs Did Not