Neural basis of sensitive skin: An fMRI study

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-461

  Querleux, Bernard ^a   Dauchot, Katia ^b   Jourdain, Roland ^a   Bastien, Philippe ^a   Bittoun, Jacques ^c   Anton, Jean Luc ^d   Burnod, Yves ^b   De Lacharrière, Olivier ^a  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c In vivo Molecular Imaging Laboratory   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

fMRI; Sensitive skin; Skinreactivity

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; BODY FLUIDS; LACTIC ACID; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESONANCE; SENSOR NETWORKS;

CEREBRAL ACTIVATIONS; CONTROL SUBJECTS; FMRI; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (FMRI); MEASURING; OBJECTIVE METHODS; SENSITIVE SKIN; SENSITIVE SKINS; SENSORIMOTOR CORTICES; SKIN DISCOMFORTS; SKINREACTIVITY; SOMATOSENSORY; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREAS;

SKIN;

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NERVE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PERCEPTION; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ADULT; BRAIN; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN THRESHOLD; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TOUCH;

EID: 54049138018     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2008.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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