Sex Differences in Itch Perception and Modulation by Distraction – an fMRI Pilot Study in Healthy Volunteers

• Astrid Stumpf ,

  * E-mail: astrid.stumpf@ukmuenster.de

  Affiliation Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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• Markus Burgmer,

  Affiliation Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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• Gudrun Schneider,

  Affiliation Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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• Gereon Heuft,

  Affiliation Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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• Martin Schmelz,

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive care Medicine, Karl Feuerstein Professorship, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

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• Ngoc Quan Phan,

  Affiliation Competence Center Chronic Pruritus, Department of Dermatology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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• Sonja Ständer,

  Affiliation Competence Center Chronic Pruritus, Department of Dermatology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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• Bettina Pfleiderer

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

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