The pain felt in a missing limb is an example of which if the following key concepts? Sensations are developed in the CNS and not at the sensory receptor. The information sent to the brain by sensory receptors is different for each stimulus. Animals cannot collect all the possible information from their environment. Sensory stimulus must interact with a protein for detection by a cell.
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This is because the sensation of pain in a missing limb is a result of the brain processing signals from the nerves in the residual limb and interpreting them as pain in the missing limb. Show more…
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