senosry - discriminative aspect
Intensity
quality
localization
time
Area involved; VPL, VPM, primary somatosensory cortex
Affective ; motivational aspect ;
aversion, avoiding, protection of injured area, sweating and flushing
involved areas: CM , MD, Interlaminar nuclei, anterior cingulate gyrus , insula
cognitive - evaluation aspect
past memory of not doing it again
evaluation of pain
cognitive modulation of received intensity of pain
in functional pain what happens
there is a malfunction in neuronal circuits
and there is no structural problem