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Question 19


Information received through different organs of the body is processed in different locations in the brain. The size of the brain area that is associated with the processing of such information is taken as a measure of the relative "importance" of an organ as an information sensor or input device. By this measure, which of the body areas/organs listed below is a more important information source?

Reference: Montagu, A. (1978). Touching: The human significance of the skin (2nd ed.). NY: Harper & Row Publishers.

Select an answer:


Hand
Genitals
Face
Lips
Index finger