Pain and itch are both unpleasant sensations, but they trigger different responses -- pain often prompts withdrawal, while itching leads to scratching. Until now, scientists have struggled to ...

If you have ever brushed your hand against a thorn or been bitten by a mosquito, you know that feeling pain vs. an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature Communications ...

Formalin was injected into the hind paw and histamine into the neck of a mouse to induce pain and itch, respectively. The activation patterns of anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) neurons were then ...