Researchers have identified a pathway in the brains of mice that is activated when the animals see other mice scratching and that, surprisingly, does not involve the brain's visual cortex. Researchers ...

Mice are the most widely used animal models for itch research and for developing new anti-itch drugs. To date, most studies have been conducted by watching videos and manually counting scratching ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a pathway in the brains of mice that is activated when the animals see other mice scratching. The researchers ...