Though it sought to explain how the cognitive faculties are developed as a consequence of sensation, it took sensation itself largely for granted.
Avoidance responses include ideational constriction, denial of the meaning and consequences of the event, blunted sensation, behavioral inhibition or counter-phobic activity, and awareness of emotional numbness.
In essence, this argument proposes that the brain is more or less a tabula rasa upon which sexual differentiation of behavior is a consequence of unequal sensation and experience produced by sex differences in peripheral structures.
As explanation, the authors proposed a reduced responsiveness to negative consequences in high sensation seeking (and thus high novelty seeking) individuals caused by a reduced glutamatergic neurotransmission.
Physical activity can be reduced not only due to the swelling, but also as a consequence of the changed sensations [ 6], pain [ 7] and fatigue [ 8], as well as women's fear of exacerbating the symptoms of lymphoedema [ 9].
Another cause could be the reduction of stimulatory signals from the ocular surface to the lacrimal gland as consequence of the reduced corneal sensation and the influence on regulatory systems.
A neuropathic ulcer was defined as a full-thickness skin defect produced, in the absence of ischemia, as the consequence of loss of protective sensation or of a deformity due to a motor neuropathy, sometimes aggravated by autonomic alterations.
The symptoms of diabetic foot syndrome comprise a loss of protective sensation and, as a consequence, a lack of awareness, innervation of small muscles, and diminished fine control of pedal circulation.
Long-term physical and psychological consequences may occur, including loss of sensation and sexual dissatisfaction.
There may be fears about the future development of physical or mental symptoms, a belief that actual but minor symptoms are of dire consequence, or an experience of normal bodily sensations as threatening symptoms.
