# Gate control theory

> theory of pain; asserts that non-painful input closes the “gates” to painful input, which prevents pain sensation from traveling to the central nervous system; proposed in 1965 by Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall

**Wikidata**: [Q7827608](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7827608)  
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