Itch
Author | : E. Carstens |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2014-02-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781040161937 |
ISBN-13 | : 1040161936 |
Rating | : 4/5 (936 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Itch by : E. Carstens
Download or read book Itch written by E. Carstens and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in itch research have elucidated differences between itch and pain but have also blurred the distinction between them. There is a long debate about how somatic sensations including touch, pain, itch, and temperature sensitivity are encoded by the nervous system. Research suggests that each sensory modality is processed along a fixed, direc