A Brain-Imaging Study by Kross and Colleagues (2011) Examined the Regions

question 24

Multiple Choice

A brain-imaging study by Kross and colleagues (2011) examined the regions that are important for processing both physical and emotional pain. The results of this study demonstrated that:

• A)physical pain activates the somatosensory cortex, whereas emotional pain activates the amygdala.
• B)physical pain activates the somatosensory cortex, whereas emotional pain activates the anterior cingulate cortex.
• C)physical pain activates the frontal lobes, whereas emotional pain activates the somatosensory cortex.
• D)the same brain areas respond to both physical and emotional pain.

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Definitions:

Pain Receptors

Sensory nerve cells that respond to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli by sending nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain, triggering the sensation of pain.

Hot Objects

Items that have absorbed or are emitting a high level of thermal energy, often perceivable through the sensation of heat upon contact.

Cold Objects

Items that are at a low temperature, potentially causing a decrease in temperature of anything they come into contact with.

Merkel Disks

Specialized skin cells that function as mechanoreceptors to sense touch and texture.