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Make an argument for how the W897X mutation of NaV 1.7 (Scn9a) ion channels leads to "painless" persons who show no ability to perceive pain.


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Token Economies

A behavioral modification technique that uses tokens as a form of reinforcement for desired behaviors, which can later be exchanged for privileges or rewards.

Delusional Statements

Assertions that are firmly maintained despite being contradicted by what is generally accepted as reality.

Control Group

In experiments, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of that treatment.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

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