Itch and Vibration

26 February 1965

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 147 (3661) , 1047-1048
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.147.3661.1047

Abstract

Itch produced by application of cowage to the wrist was reduced in intensity by vibration of the stimulated area. Application of vibration to the opposite wrist also reduced intensity. The results may be attributed to physiological activities occurring at the early stages of information transmission.

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