After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

• Identify the receptors involved in each type of skin sensation.
• Describe the methods by which the brain gets information about the body and the environment.
• Illustrate how the cortical areas for sensation correspond to portions of the body.
• Assess the mechanisms by which pain is generated.
• Summarize the brain structures involved in the production of movement.
• Predict how movement is impaired in specific movement disorders.