If you stick your hand in a bucket of ice water for a few moments you will most likely feel both cold and pain sensations. Which pathway, from the spinal cord to the brain, carries this information?

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The spinothalamic pathway is responsible for transmitting pain and temperature sensations from the body to the brain, which includes the sensations of cold and pain from sticking your hand in ice water.

If You Stick Your Hand in a Bucket of Ice