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The Sense of Touch

The Sense of Touch. Vestibular sense, pain. The Environment Within. Kinesthesis The sense of body position and movement of body parts; also called kinesthesia. Equilibrium (vestibular sense) The sense of balance. Vision interacts with kinesthesis Semicircular Canals

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The Sense of Touch

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  1. The Sense of Touch Vestibular sense, pain

  2. The Environment Within • Kinesthesis • The sense of body position and movement of body parts; also called kinesthesia. • Equilibrium (vestibular sense) • The sense of balance. • Vision interacts with kinesthesis • Semicircular Canals • Sense organs in the inner ear, which contribute to equilibrium by responding to rotation of the head.

  3. Sensitivity to Touch

  4. Pain • What if you were born without the ability to perceive pain? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vLsZ_dXFAg • Copy and paste into URL to watch video

  5. Gate-Control Theory of Pain • Experience of pain depends (in part) on whether the pain impulse gets past neurological “gate” in the spinal cord and thus reaches the brain.

  6. Neuromatrix Theory of Pain • Theory that the matrix of neurons in the brain is capable of generating pain (and other sensations) in the absence of signals from sensory nerves.

  7. Phantom Limb Pain • Why do some people feel pain in limbs that have been amputated? • How do you treat pain in absent limbs? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_9z7L0i-94&feature=bf_prev&list=PL6A8FBBA07036E3DD&lf=results_video • Copy and paste in URL to see video

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