Like other sensory systems, the somatosensory system has a descending component that functions to regulate the overall sensitivity of the system. Which of the following selections best describes the function of the coicofugal signals transmitted from the somatosensory coex downward to the thalamus and dorsal column nuclei?
Descending coical modulation of somatosensation involves in increase or decrease in the perception of signal intensity.
Increase or decrease the perception of signal intensity
Decrease the ability to detect body position sense
Remove the thalamus from the processing of somatosensory signals
Allow ascending information to bypass the nucleus cuneatus and gracilis
Sensory System