How Has the Gate Control Theory of Pain Changed in Recent

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Multiple Choice

How has the gate control theory of pain changed in recent years?

• A) Early versions of the theory focused on pain gates in the spinal cord. Recently, the theory has incorporated pain blocking mechanisms in the brain itself.
• B) Early versions of the theory focused on pain gates in the brain. Recently, the theory has incorporated pain blocking mechanisms in the spinal cord.
• C) Early versions of the theory focused on pain gates in the spinal cord. Recently, the theory has rejected this mechanism of pain control.
• D) Early versions of the theory focused on pain gates in the brain. Recently, the theory has rejected this mechanism of pain control.

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