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A man loses his right hand in a farm accident, four years later, he has episodes of severe pain in the missing hand (phantom limb pain). A detailed PET scan study of his cerebral cortex might be expected to show

AExpansion of the right hand area in his right somatic sensory area I (SI)
BExpansion of the right hand area in his left SI
CProjection of fibre from neighboring sensory areas into the right hand area of his right SI.
DProjection of fibers from neighbouring sensory areas into the right hand area of his left SI
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