Contagious itch can be induced in humans but not in rodents

Abstract Itch contagion has been reported in human when people watch someone scratching in a video. The basic mechanism of contagious itch induced by scratching video is still being investigated. A recent study has reported that adult mice showed itch like responses after watching itch-like video or...

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Main Authors: Jing-Shan Lu, Qi-Yu Chen, Si-Bo Zhou, Feng-Yi Wu, Ren-Hao Liu, Zhao-Xiang Zhou, Hua Zhang, Min Zhuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Molecular Brain
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13041-019-0455-2