Studies with Placebos and Studies Using Hypnotism Suggest That Much

question 49

Multiple Choice

 Studies with placebos and studies using hypnotism suggest that much of the reduction in pain is the result of decreased activation in the ____.

• A) emotion areas of the brain
• B) hypothalamus
• C) spinal cord
• D) somatosensory areas of the cortex

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Definitions:

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