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Central Itch Processing

Central Itch Processing is a neurophysiological mechanism referring to the integration and modulation of pruriceptive signals within the central nervous system, distinguishing it from peripheral itch mechanisms by involving cortical and subcortical neural circuits that mediate the perception, affective response, and cognitive evaluation of itch.

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2017–2026

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A central neural circuit for itch sensation

Di Mu, Juan Deng, Kefei Liu et al. · Science · 2017 · 260 citations

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Central activation by histamine-induced itch: analogies to pain processing: a correlational analysis of O-15 H2O positron emission tomography studies

Alexander Drzezga, Ulf Darsow, Rolf‐Detlef Treede et al. · Pain · 2001 · 253 citations

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Urge to scratch represented in the human cerebral cortex during itch

Jen‐Chuen Hsieh, Ö Hägermark, Mona Ståhle‐Bäckdahl et al. · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1994 · 239 citations

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Imaging of central itch modulation in the human brain using positron emission tomography

Hideki Mochizuki, Manabu Tashiro, Michiko Kano et al. · Pain · 2003 · 210 citations

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A tale of two itches. Common features and notable differences in brain activation evoked by cowhage and histamine induced itch

Alexandru D.P. Papoiu, Robert C. Coghill, Robert Kraft et al. · NeuroImage · 2011 · 207 citations

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Authors

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  1. HM
    Hideki Mochizuki

    Hiroshima University, Japan

    6 publications · 506 citations

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  2. AI
    Antoinette I. M. van Laarhoven

    Leiden University, Netherlands

    3 publications · 85 citations

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  3. GS
    Gudrun Schneider

    University Hospital Münster, Germany

    3 publications · 156 citations

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  4. GW
    Guangyan Wu

    Army Medical University, China

    3 publications · 70 citations

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  5. JS
    Jian-Feng Sui

    Army Medical University, China

    3 publications · 70 citations

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Institutions

97

  1. Technical University of Munich

    Munich, Germany

    5 h-index

    26 publications

    3.9K citations

  2. Temple University

    Philadelphia, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    246 citations

  3. National Institute for Physiological Sciences

    Okazaki, Japan

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    1K citations

  4. Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    189 citations

  5. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    105 citations

  6. Army Medical University

    Chongqing, China

    3 h-index

    33 publications

    739 citations

  7. Tohoku University

    Sendai, Japan

    3 h-index

    15 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. University of Münster

    Münster, Germany

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    678 citations

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Venues

  1. Acta Dermato Venereologica

    4 publications · 131 citations

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  2. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 3 publications · 487 citations

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  3. Pain

    3 publications · 488 citations

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  4. NeuroImage

    3 publications · 376 citations

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  5. Archives of Dermatology

    2 publications · 181 citations

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