The _____ theory of pain suggests that pain sensations are processed and altered by mechanisms within the spinal cord.
A)substance G
B)gate-control
C)epinephrine
D)sensory threshold

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The gate-control theory of pain, proposed by Melzack and Wall, suggests that the perception of pain is not solely the result of signals from the periphery (e.g., due to injury) reaching the brain, but rather that these signals can be modulated or blocked by neural mechanisms in the spinal cord. This theory introduced the concept that pain signals can be enhanced or inhibited by other neural inputs, effectively opening or closing a "gate" to the perception of pain.

The _____ Theory of Pain Suggests That Pain Sensations Are