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Regarding Phantom Limb Sensations, Which of the Following Statements Is

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Regarding phantom limb sensations, which of the following statements is FALSE?


A) Functional MRI shows that the sensory and motor areas of the brain are not active when a person is feeling a phantom limb.
B) During sleep, sensory inputs from the area of the missing limb are suppressed so that amputees dream of intact, fully functional limbs, without any phantom limb experiences.
C) When amputees are awake, sensory inputs from the area of the missing limb conflict with the neuromatrix, which interprets the conflict as a phantom limb, complete with phantom limb pain.
D) The sensory world that we experience is constructed, moment by moment, by our own brain activity.

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