When the CNS responds to tissue damage by decreasing the pain threshold and increasing its sensitivity to pain, this is called ________.
A) referred pain
B) central sensitization
C) peripheral sensitization
D) cumulative sensitization
E) phantom pain

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Central sensitization occurs when the central nervous system undergoes a process that leads to an increase in its sensitivity to pain. This means that the pain threshold is lowered, and the response to pain stimuli is amplified, making even mild stimuli painful.

When the CNS Responds to Tissue Damage by Decreasing the Pain