Exam 14: The Cutaneous Senses

 The mapping of the body on the somatosensory cortex can be represented as a(n) _____.

 The density of the _____ on the fingertips than on the palms.

 Discuss at least three ways in which cognitive factors can influence pain perception.

 In the perception of pain, the _____ communicates directly with the amygdala, insula and ACC.

 The fibers from the medial lemniscal pathway and the spinothalamic pathway go to the _____.

 The demonstration in which you perceived the texture of a surface using your pen or another "tool" showed _____.

 Discuss research by Singer et al. (2004) that demonstrates how social situations can affect pain perception.

 Moving your finger across a textured surface can produce vibrations that are interpreted as texture. These vibrations are defined as _____.

 The Meissner corpuscle is associated with _____.

 Stroking a participants' leg leads to increased activation in S2 and S2 activity also increased when participants _____.

 Discuss how cortical magnification and plasticity are related to the cortical mapping of area S1.

 The nerve fibers in the spinal cord go in _____.

 The phenomenon of "phantom limb" is difficult to explain using the _____ of pain.

 The phrase "multimodal nature of pain" refers to _____.

 Endorphins are _____.

 The _____ are responsible for the perception of rapid vibrations, such as you would experience when using a hand-held massager.

 Passive touch is to experiencing _____ as active touch is to experiencing _____.

 According to the gate control theory of pain, the _____ opens the pain gate by sending excitation to _____.

 Which of the following is true regarding body mapping in the somatosensory cortex

 Bobby is asked to use haptic perception to identify a soccer ball. She will most likely use the exploratory procedure(s) of _____ to identify the soccer ball's exact shape.