Information as to whether a finger was touching an ice cube or being hit by a hammer would be carried to the brain in different ascending tracts within the spinal cord.

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This statement is true. Touch and pain sensations are carried to different parts of the brain via different ascending tracts within the spinal cord. The tract for touch is called the dorsal column-medial lemniscal pathway, while the tract for pain is called the spinothalamic pathway.

Information as to Whether a Finger Was Touching an Ice