Neural circuits: Itch transmission

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 266 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.51

Author: Darran Yates
Humans exhibit socially contagious behaviours, including contagious itching, but studying the underlying mechanisms has been difficult. Yu et al. found that they could socially transmit scratching to mice by allowing them to watch mice with chronic itch. The observer mice showed upregulated neuronal activity

Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - April 18, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Darran Yates Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research