Question

Your friend has you close your eyes while they draw letters on first the palm of your hand

and then the middle of your back. You have to guess what letters they are drawing. For
which area will you have better accuracy, and why?
O The palm of your hand, because the neurons responsible for hand sensation fire more intensely
O The palm of your hand, because there are more neurons devoted to hand sensation.
O The middle of your back, because the neurons responsible for back sensation fire more intensely
O The middle of your back, because there are more neurons devoted to hand sensation

Answer 1

O The palm of your hand, because there are more neurons devoted to hand sensation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sensitivity of any body region depends on the number of neurons per unit area and its thinnest layer