SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 23, 2025Scientific American

The Brain’s Map of the Body Is Surprisingly Stable—Even after a Limb Is Lost

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Brain imaging of amputees over five years revealed that the primary somatosensory cortex remained stable, challenging the belief that the brain's body map reorganizes after limb loss and potentially improving prosthetics and phantom pain treatments.

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