Neural processing of itch

Tasuku Akiyama; Earl Carstens

doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.07.035

Neural processing of itch

Tasuku Akiyama, Earl Carstens

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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Abstract

While considerable effort has been made to investigate the neural mechanisms of pain, much less effort has been devoted to itch, at least until recently. However, itch is now gaining increasing recognition as a widespread and costly medical and socioeconomic issue. This is accompanied by increasing interest in the underlying neural mechanisms of itch, which has become a vibrant and rapidly-advancing field of research. The goal of the present forefront review is to describe the recent progress that has been made in our understanding of itch mechanisms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	697-671
Number of pages	27
Journal	Neuroscience
Volume	250
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.07.035
State	Published - Oct 10 2013

Keywords

Itch
Pruritogens
Pruritus
Scratching behavior
Spinal cord
Trigeminal caudalis

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Neuroscience(all)

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