painful stimulus

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• Pain — This article is about physical pain. For pain in the broader sense, see Suffering. For other uses, see Pain (disambiguation). Pain A sports player in pain. ICD 10 R52 …   Wikipedia

• sensory reception, human — Introduction  means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments.   Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… …   Universalium

• mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …   Universalium

• Sedation — Not to be confused with sedition. Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure. Drugs which can be used for sedation include… …   Wikipedia

• Procedural sedation and analgesia — Intervention MeSH D016292 Procedural sedation and analgesia previously referred to as conscious sedation is defined as a technique of administering sedatives or dissociative agents with or without analgesics to induce …   Wikipedia

• Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… …   Medical dictionary

• threshold — 1. The point at which a stimulus first produces a sensation. 2. The lower limit of perception of a stimulus. 3. The minimal stimulus that produces excitation of any structure; e.g., the minimal stimulus eliciting a moto …   Medical dictionary

• Henry Head — Infobox Scientist name = Sir Henry Head box width = image width = caption =Photograph of Head c. 1895 birth date =birth date|1861|8|4 birth place =Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney death date =death date and age|1940|10|8|1861|8|4 death… …   Wikipedia

• Allodynia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 30788 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Allodynia, meaning other pain , is a painful response to a usually non painful stimulus and can be… …   Wikipedia

• Simulation theory of empathy — The simulation theory of empathy put forward by Rutgers philosopher Alvin Goldman attempts to explain how humans understand others emotions and sensations. It posits that the perception of others’ experiences activates shared neural networks in… …   Wikipedia

• Level of consciousness — (LOC) is a measurement of a person s arousability and responsiveness to stimuli from the environment.cite book |author=Kandel ER, Jessell, Thomas M.; Schwartz, James H. |title=Principles of neural science |publisher=McGraw Hill |location=New York …   Wikipedia