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Papers: 21 Sep 2019 - 27 Sep 2019


2019 Sep 25


Neuron


103


6

Scratching after Stroking and Poking: A Spinal Circuit Underlying Mechanical Itch.

Authors

Wang Z, Donnelly CR, Ji R-R
Neuron. 2019 Sep 25; 103(6):952-954.
PMID: 31557456.

Abstract

Mechanical itch is a desire to scratch due to light mechanical stimuli. In this issue of Neuron, Pan et al. (2019) identify a feedforward inhibition circuit in the spinal cord dorsal horn that processes mechanical itch as well as spontaneous itch.