# Journal club: A central neural circuit for itch sensation

**URL:** <https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/journal-club-a-central-neural-circuit-for-itch-sensation/269>\
**Category:** Journal Club\
**Created:** [September 18, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/journal-club-a-central-neural-circuit-for-itch-sensation/269 "2017-09-18T18:06:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.painresearcher.net/t/journal-club-a-central-neural-circuit-for-itch-sensation/269/1 "2017-09-18T18:06:08Z")

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> **[A central neural circuit for itch sensation](https://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6352/695)**
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> Itch is a major clinical problem with poor treatment options. In the past few years, much progress has been made in identifying itch-selective molecules and neurons. However, we know very little about the brain circuits underlying itch processing. Mu...