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Sensory Physiology & Pain

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The somatosensory system converts physical stimuli (touch, temperature, pain, position) into neural signals, codes their modality, intensity, location and duration, and relays them to the cortex through two great ascending highways. Pain physiology, in particular, is a NEET PG favourite because it ties receptor biology, tract anatomy, the gate-control theory and analgesic pharmacology into one integrated story. A

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