Robert H LaMotte PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and of Neurobiology

Departments & Organizations

Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience

Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program

Neurobiology

Anesthesiology: Research | T32 Mentors

Biography

Our laboratory uses the methods of single-cell electrophysiology (in vitro and in vivo) and sensory psychophysics to study the peripheral neural mechanisms of pain and itch in humans and animals. Please refer to the laboratory website (http://medicine.yale.edu/labs/lamotte).

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Education

Ph.D., Kansas State University , 1968

Selected Publication

Ma C, Nie H, Gu Q, Sikand P, LaMotte RH. In-vivo responses of cutaneous C-mechanosensitive neurons in mouse to punctate chemical stimuli that elicit itch and nociceptive sensations in humans. J. Neurophysiol 107(1):357-63, 2012.

Articles

July/August 2011

Knocking out itch with a BAM

Many of us turn to antihistamines to deal with itch caused by seasonal nuisances such as mosquito bites, poison ivy, or...