Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Central circuit mechanisms of itch

  • Xiao-Jun Chen,
  • Yan-Gang Sun

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16859-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Itch is an important somatosensation, but the central mechanisms underlying it are not fully understood. Here, Chen and Sun review recent studies on the spinal and supraspinal circuits involved in itch processing.