When the doctor gives Takisha an injection in her right arm, the temporary pain of the needle is registered by the _____ cortex in her _____ hemisphere.

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The somatosensory cortex is responsible for processing sensory information from the body, including pain. Since the body's right side is controlled by the left hemisphere of the brain, the pain from an injection in the right arm would be registered by the somatosensory cortex in the left hemisphere.

When the Doctor Gives Takisha an Injection in Her Right