Brain's reward circuits mediate itch relief. a functional MRI study of active scratching.

Brain's reward circuits mediate itch relief. a functional MRI study of active scratching.

Previous brain imaging studies investigating the brain processing of scratching used an exogenous intervention mimicking scratching, performed not by the subjects themselves, but delivered by an investigator. In real life, scratching is a conscious, voluntary, controlled motor response to itching, w...

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Main Authors: Alexandru D P Papoiu, Leigh A Nattkemper, Kristen M Sanders, Robert A Kraft, Yiong-Huak Chan, Robert C Coghill, Gil Yosipovitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24324781/?tool=EBI

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