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Dissecting the precise nature of itch-evoked scratching

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By George Milner, Ricardo Silva, Nivanthika K. Wimalasena, Cliff Vuong
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Highlights • Common scratching parameters such as bout number and duration can vary independently • Itch severity should be probed beyond measures of scratching incidence • High-speed video of scratching reveals potential metrics of scratching intensity Summary Itch is a discrete and irritating sensation tightly coupled to a drive to scratch. Acute scratching developed evolutionarily as an adaptive defense against skin irritants, pathogens, or parasites.
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