Neural basis of contagious itch and why some people are more prone to it
(2012)
Journal Article
Holle, H., Warne, K., Seth, A. K., Critchley, H. D., & Ward, J. (2012). Neural basis of contagious itch and why some people are more prone to it. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(48), 19816-19821. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1216160109
Watching someone scratch himself can induce feelings of itchiness in the perceiver. This provides a unique opportunity to characterize the neural basis of subjective experiences of itch, independent of changes in peripheral inputs. In this study, we... Read More about Neural basis of contagious itch and why some people are more prone to it.