Studies of the brains of violinists found that __________.

A. the somatosensory cortex was bigger in an area representing fingers of the left hand
B. there was no difference between them and the brains of nonmusicians
C. the amygdala was bigger in an area representing fingers of the right hand
D. the somatosensory cortex was smaller than that found in the brains of nonmusicians


Answer: A

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