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Specificity Theory And Pattern Theory For The Perception Of Pain

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The gate control theory has been a milestone in the field of pain research. It offered substantial help in ending a century-old debate between specificity theory and pattern theory for the perception of pain. Specificity theory believes that there exist specific pain receptors that transmit distinct signals to the brain while pattern theory holds that afferent fibers respond to a host of stimulus modalities, and that the ultimate perception depends on the brain’s deciphering and interpretation of the patterns of activity across the different nerve fibers. The gate Control theory attempted to incorporate both schools of thought within its analogy. By stating that there are distinctive fibres for different signal transmission, it echoed the

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