Affective sensation

Affective sensation
An affective sensation is a sensation accompanied with a strong compulsion to act on it, causing reflex actions such as the scratch reflex or the withdrawal reflex. Affective sensations are transmitted via the spinothalamic tract through the spinal cord.

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