According to Gate Control Theory, __________

question 35

Multiple Choice

According to gate control theory, __________.

• A) pain sensations must pass through a gate in the skin in order to be processed as a pain signal
• B) pain sensations must pass through a neural "gate" in order to reach the brain, and thus can be blocked by neurons that inhibit this signal
• C) the afterimage problem is due to a malfunction in the pathway or "gate" that controls which color receptors are stimulated
• D) opponent, or opposite colors, are processed via a system much like a neural gate

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Definitions:

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