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describe the sensory encoding of both a non-nociceptive thermoceptor and a nociceptive thermoceptor, as the intensity...

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describe the sensory encoding of both a non-nociceptivethermoceptor and a nociceptive thermoceptor, as the intensity of aheat stimulus is increased in intensity from mildly cool, topainfully cold, then back to a normal temperature

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A thermoceptor is the receptive portion of a sensory neuron that codes absolute and relative changes in temperature It can also be classified as nonspecialised sense receptor These are located in the dermis skeletal muscles liver and hypothalamus and are activated by different temperatures Nociception can be defined as the    See Answer
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