Responses to a sensory stimulus are inhibited by a preceding stimulus; if the two stimuli are
identical, paired-pulse suppression (PPS) occurs; if the preceding stimulus is too weak to …

Animal, as well as behavioural and neuroimaging studies in humans have documented
integration of bilateral tactile information at the level of primary somatosensory cortex (SI) …

Understanding the mechanism of itch as well as the pathophysiology of chronic itch is
important for the development of effective treatments. In the past 25 years, researchers have …

The mismatch negativity (MMN) reflects the early detection of changes in sensory stimuli at
the cortical level. The mechanisms underlying its genesis remain debated. This …

Background Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the startle response is an important tool to
investigate the biology of schizophrenia. PPI is usually observed by use of a startle reflex …

Previous studies showed that the amplitude and latency of the auditory offset cortical
response depended on the history of the sound, which implicated the involvement of echoic …

Abstract Changes in continuous sounds elicit a preattentive component that peaks at around
100 ms (Change-N1m) on electroencephalograms or magnetoencephalograms (MEG) …

It is well established that permanent or transient reduction of somatosensory inputs,
following hand deafferentation or anesthesia, induces plastic changes across the hand-face …

Background Deviant stimuli within a standard, frequent stimulus train induce a cortical
somatosensory mismatch response (SMMR). The SMMR reflects the brain's automatic …

Objectives Pain associated with orthodontic tooth movement reportedly reduces periodontal
ligament tactile sensation. However, the mechanism associated with the central nervous …