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11/5/10 1 Senses vibra/on & flu4er Senses vibra/on & flu4er Senses slow pushing Senses prolonged pressure Senses temperature & pain The Pacinian Corpuscle

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Page 1: The Pacinian Corpuscle...11/5/10 4 Several factors, physiological and psychological, can influence pain percepon: Age Brain circuitry generally degenerates with age, so older people

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Sensesvibra/on&flu4er

Sensesvibra/on&flu4er

Sensesslowpushing Sensesprolongedpressure

Sensestemperature&pain

ThePacinianCorpuscle

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Page 3: The Pacinian Corpuscle...11/5/10 4 Several factors, physiological and psychological, can influence pain percepon: Age Brain circuitry generally degenerates with age, so older people

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Sensesvibra/on&flu4er

Sensesvibra/on&flu4er

Sensesslowpushing Sensesprolongedpressure

Sensestemperature&pain

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Severalfactors,physiologicalandpsychological,caninfluencepainpercep/on:Age‐‐Braincircuitrygenerallydegenerateswithage,soolderpeoplehavelowerpainthresholdsandhavemoreproblemsdealingwithpain.Gender‐‐Researchshowsthatwomenhaveahighersensi/vitytopainthanmendo.Thiscouldbebecauseofsex‐linkedgene/ctraitsandhormonalchangesthatmightalterthepainpercep/onsystem.Psychosocialfactorscouldbeatwork,too‐‐menareexpectednottoshoworreporttheirpain.Fa*gue‐‐WeoOenexperiencemorepainwhenourbodyisstressedfromlackofsleep.Memory‐‐Howwehaveexperiencedpaininthepastcaninfluenceneuralresponses(memorycomesfromthelimbicsystem).

I="InhibitoryInterneuron";P="Projec/onNeuron"‐=inhibi/on(blocking);+=excita/on(ac/va/on)