Why We Don't Jump From the Frying Pan Into the Fire

Job's Body: Sensations carried by the Dorsal Column System, i.e. more detailed and more neutral impulses, arrive in the brain more quickly than the pain/hot/itch of the Spinothalmic System. This allows us a moment to assess a threatening situation before reacting, so that our "reflex withdrawal can be more appropriately tailored to the actual source of the pain and more effectively directed." p. 179