dACC stands for ________
dorsal anterior cingulate cortex
Which areas of the brain would you expect to be activated during motivational aspects of pain (the unpleasantness of it)?
dACC
AI
Which areas of the brain would you expect to be activated during sensory discrimination of pain?
S1
S2
PI
During hypnosis, the ____ (abbreviation) is more active, which might explain how hypnosis can change the unplesantness of painful stimuli
ACC
A condition called ____ is characterized by experiencing pain without any unpleasantness
asymbolia
Asymbolia could arise from lesions in the following regions:
anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)
anterior insular cortex
Laughter in response to pain can be explained by the _____ theory
false alarm
True or False: Social rejection activates brain regions for affective pain
true
fMRIs taken during instances of social rejection see an increase in activity in which of the following regions?
dACC
AI
True or False: Nociceptors for pain and temperature have A beta and C axons
false
A delta axons are ____ myelinated while C axons are ____ myelinated
lightly; non
Nociceptors used for proprioception and touch have _____ myelinated axons
thickly
Which axons are used for proprioception and touch?
A Alpha
A Beta
What is the correct order of axon propogation of APs?
A Alpha -> A Beta -> A delta -> C
The first (sharp) pain is encoded for by ___ axons while the second (dull) pain is encoded for by ____ axons
A Delta; C