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Spinothalamic tract

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The spinothalamic tract transmits the sensations of touch, pain, pressure and temperature. ^[1]

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↑ Latash M. Neurophysiological Basis of Movement. 2nd Edition. Leeds: Human Kinetics, 2008

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