Danielle began taking violin lessons when she was only four years old, and she spends many hours practicing each week. When she volunteered to participate in an imaging study at her university, the researchers noticed that
A. Danielle had a smaller area of her somatosensory cortex devoted to her fingers compared to other participants.
B. Danielle had a larger area of her somatosensory cortex devoted to her fingers compared to other participants.
C. Danielle's frontal lobes were more active than other participants when music was played during the experiment.
D. Danielle appeared to experience phantom pain when she was asked to imagine having lost her fingers in an accident.
Answer: B
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