A stimulus that is damaging or threatens damage to normal tissues. Noxious Stimulus or … Danger (in me) Threat Pain Thoughts, beliefs Actions People, places, and things My assumption is that though nerve tissue may be damaged in injury or … Read More

A central or peripheral neuron of the somatosensory nervous system that is capable of encoding noxious stimuli. Nociceptive Neuron or … Danger detector or receptor that detects danger and sends danger messages to the brain. Threat detector or receptor, that … Read More

A high-threshold sensory receptor of the peripheral somatosensory nervous system that is capable of transducing and encoding noxious stimuli. Nociceptor or … Danger detector or receptor that detects danger and sends danger messages to the brain. Threat detector or receptor, … Read More

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage. Pain is … Perception, not sensation. Created by the brain Produced by the brain as a response to perception of threat. A … Read More