Itch is a common sensory experience that is prevalent in patients with inflammatory skin
diseases, as well as in those with systemic and neuropathic conditions. In patients with …

Out of all the human senses, touch is the one that is most often unappreciated, and
undervalued. Yet, the surface of the human body, the skin, is actually one huge sheet of …

The skin senses serve a discriminative function, allowing us to manipulate objects and
detect touch and temperature, and an affective/emotional function, manifested as itch or pain …

Itch is an aversive sensation that evokes a desire to scratch. Paradoxically, scratching the
itch also produces a hedonic experience. The specific brain circuits processing these …

Previous brain imaging studies investigating the brain processing of scratching used an
exogenous intervention mimicking scratching, performed not by the subjects themselves, but …

Clinically, it has been reported that atopic dermatitis (AD) has been linked with negative
emotional problems such as depression and anxiety, thereby reducing the quality of life, but …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is highly comorbid with negative emotions such as anxiety and
depression. Although acupuncture has demonstrated efficacy in AD, its influence on …

Background The sensation of itch and the scratch response elicited by application of
histamine are enhanced by itch‐related visual cues in people with existing skin conditions …

Itch is a complex sensory and emotional experience. Functional brain imaging studies have
been performed to identify brain regions associated with this complex experience, and these …

Itch is a multidimensional experience involving various brain regions associated with
sensory perception and emotion, as well as an urge to scratch employing the motor system …