Study identifies the spinoparabrachial pathway for mechanical itch
Scientists identified a brain pathway that is associated with the mechanical sensation of itching.
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Study sheds new light on reflexive behaviors
Study sheds new light on reflexive behaviors When you touch a hot stove, your hand reflexively pulls away; if you miss a rung on a ladder, you instinctively catch yourself. Both motions take a fraction of a second and require no forethought. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute have mapped the physical organization of cells in the spinal cord that help mediate these and similar critical "sensorimotor reflexes." The new blueprint of this aspect of the sensorimotor system, described online in ...
Graziana Gatto Joannaj Mitchell Martyn Goulding Emily Henderson Salk Institute Salk Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory
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When it comes to feeling pain, touch or an itch, location matters
Credit: (L) Yolanda Leenders-Goulding; (R) Salk Institute. LA JOLLA--(December 10, 2020) When you touch a hot stove, your hand reflexively pulls away; if you miss a rung on a ladder, you instinctively catch yourself. Both motions take a fraction of a second and require no forethought. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute have mapped the physical organization of cells in the spinal cord that help mediate these and similar critical "sensorimotor reflexes." The new blueprint of this aspect of ...
Source: eurekalert.org