Which pain theory proposes that a balance of impulses conducted from the spinal cord to the higher centers in the central nervous system (CNS)modulates the transmission of pain?
A) GCT
B) Pattern theory
C) Specificity theory
D) Neuromatrix theory

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Only the gate control theory (GCT)explains that a balance of impulses conducted to the spinal cord,where cells in the substantia gelatinosa function as a spinal gate,regulates pain transmission to higher centers in the CNS.

Which Pain Theory Proposes That a Balance of Impulses Conducted