Abstract
When a stimulus excites a sensory neuron, it arouses a tridimensional sensation (Fig. 1).
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Cabanac M (1979): Sensory pleasure. Q. Rev Bio! 54: 1–29
Pfaffmann C (1960): The pleasures of sensation. Psycho! Rev 67: 253–268
Young PT (1959): The role of affective process in learning and motivation. Psycho! Rev 66: 104–125
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Cabanac, M. (1988). Pleasure (Sensory). In: States of Brain and Mind. Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience . Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6771-8_31
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