Itch, Scratch, Repeat.

• Autores: Andrea Alfano
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 312, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 17-17
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article focuses on research into the mechanics behind itching and what happens when itches are scratched, stating researcher Zhou-Feng Chen and colleagues discovered itch-specific neurons in mice which are closely related to pain neurons, and talks about the release of serotonin when scratching an itch.