In a classic study,Sanes and colleagues (1990)transected motor neurons that controlled the muscles of the vibrissae of rats.Several weeks later,stimulation of the area of motor cortex that had previously moved their vibrissae
A) had no observable effect.
B) moved their tails.
C) caused the rats to run in a circle.
D) moved the muscles of the face.
E) stimulated the growth of neural sprouts.

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The study by Sanes and colleagues (1990) demonstrated cortical plasticity, where the area of the motor cortex previously controlling the vibrissae adapted to control other facial muscles after the original motor neurons were transected.

In a Classic Study,Sanes and Colleagues (1990)transected Motor Neurons That