Nociceptors relay sensory information to the cortex via the lateral spinothalamic tract.

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Nociceptors are specialized nerve endings that respond to noxious stimuli and transmit pain signals to the spinal cord via small, unmyelinated C fibers and thinly myelinated Aδ fibers. These fibers then synapse with second-order neurons in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, which project to the brain via the lateral spinothalamic tract.

Nociceptors Relay Sensory Information to the Cortex Via the Lateral