The Gate-Control Theory of Pain Suggests That

Multiple Choice

The gate-control theory of pain suggests that

A) the perception of pain determined by the interplay between small pain fibres and larger inhibitory fibres in the spinal cord.
B) for pain to be perceived,it must have a high-enough intensity to open mechanical channels (gates) in the skin.
C) pain is contagious and seeing someone else in pain leads to the perception of pain in our own bodies.
D) in patients with phantom limb syndrome,the best treatment is to surgically insert a gate into the patient's spinal cord to block the pain.