Psychological Science (Fifth Edition)
Psychological Science (Fifth Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780393937497
Author: Michael Gazzaniga, Diane Halpern
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 5.6, Problem 3LO
Summary Introduction

To discuss:

The gate control theory and the control of pain.

Introduction:

Pain is a sensation or feeling that was unpleasant which was caused due to some illness or injury. Pain gives information or warning regarding the harm or damage occurred to the body. The receptors for pain exists not only in skin, it exists throughout the body. The actual pain experience is generated by the brain, unlike the other sensory feelings.

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