Melzack's View That Neurons in the Spine Can Simultaneously Transmit

question 104

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Melzack's view that neurons in the spine can simultaneously transmit only a limited amount of information, so that stimulation of neurons from many regions can limit the perception of pain in one region is called gate theory of pain.

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Definitions:

Selective Attention

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Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions and feelings.

Early Adulthood

A stage of human development that occurs from the late teens through the twenties, marked by the pursuit of independence and identity.

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