Publications by authors named "Shan-Lan Zhao"
Article Synopsis
- Itch is a strange and annoying feeling that scientists have been studying to figure out how it works in our brains.
- Researchers discovered that a part of the brain called the prelimbic cortex (PrL) plays a big role in how we feel and respond to itchiness.
- They found out that focusing on other things can actually change how we experience itch, showing that certain brain cells manage both our attention and our itchy feelings.
Itch is a cutaneous sensation that is critical in driving scratching behavior. The long-standing question of whether there are specific neurons for itch modulation inside the brain remains unanswered. Here, we report a subpopulation of itch-specific neurons in the ventrolateral orbital cortex (VLO) that is distinct from the pain-related neurons.
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