The slower pain pathway uses ___ axons and communicates with the ___ in the brain.
A) myelinated; amygdala
B) myelinated; hypothalamus
C) unmyelinated; amygdala
D) unmyelinated; hypothalamus

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The slower pain pathway uses unmyelinated axons and communicates with the amygdala in the brain. This pathway is responsible for processing the emotional and affective aspects of pain, as opposed to the faster pathway which uses myelinated axons and communicates with the somatosensory cortex for processing the location and intensity of pain.

The Slower Pain Pathway Uses ___ Axons and Communicates with the ___

The Slower Pain Pathway Uses _ Axons and Communicates with the _