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Mice engage in grooming behavior, experiencing a phenomenon researchers call pleasant touch. Researchers from the Washington University Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders have identified a specific neuropeptide and a neural circuit that transmit pleasant touch from the skin to the brain. The findings eventually may help scientists better understand and treat disorders characterized by touch avoidance and impaired social development.

The Neural pathway of a pleasant touch identified

Washington University in St. Louis
Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
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Washington University in St. Louis
Categories Life & Non-humans

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Washington University in St. Louis
Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

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Washington University in St. Louis
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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Washington University in St. Louis
Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

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Washington University in St. Louis
Categories Physics & Mathematics, Technology
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