Melzack's view that neurons in the spine can simultaneously transmit only a limited amount of information, so that stimulation of neurons from many regions can limit the perception of pain in one region is called gate theory of pain.

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Melzack's theory is known as the gate theory of pain and it proposes that stimulation of non-painful sensory nerve fibers can close the "gate" to painful stimuli in the spinal cord, reducing pain perception.

Melzack's View That Neurons in the Spine Can Simultaneously Transmit