What Area of the Brain Is Believed to Mediate the Suppression

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Multiple Choice

What area of the brain is believed to mediate the suppression of the perception of pain

• A) a descending neural pathway which originates in an area of the midbrain 
• B) medulla 
• C) an ascending neural pathway which projects into the frontal lobes 
• D) pons

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