Table 3 Brain regions closely related to itching and scratching circulation

[39]

Nucleus accumbens, dorsolateral striatum, ventral tegmental area

[40]

Ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG)

[71]

Anterior cingulate cortex-dorsomedial striatum (ACC-DMS)

[72]

Supplementary motor area (SMA), premotor cortex (PM), the primary motor cortex (PMC), middle cingulate cortex (MC), caudate nucleus (CN)

[67]

Insula, cingulate cortices, basal ganglia, frontoparietal control network (superior parietal lobule and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex)

[68]

Anterior cingulate, insula, claustrum, hippocampus, nucleus accumbens

[70]

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC), cerebellum

[73]

ACC、posterior cingulate cortex(PCC), retro splenial cingulate cortex, dlPFC, caudate nucleus, putamen, PMC, primary somatosensory cortex, superior parietal lobe

[6]

Ventral tegmental area (VTA)

[74]

ACC, insula, VTA, periaqueductal gray matter (PAG), basal ganglia