Is the heat still bearable, or should I take my hand off the hotplate? Before the brain can react appropriately to pain, it must evaluate and integrate sensory, cognitive, and emotional factors that modulate the perception and processing of the sensation itself. This task requires the exchange of information between different regions of the brain. […]

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Is the heat still bearable, or should I take my hand off the hotplate? Before the brain can react appropriately to pain, it must evaluate and integrate sensory, cognitive, and emotional factors that modulate the perception and processing of the sensation itself. This task requires the exchange of information between different regions of the brain.
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