2008
Behavioral differentiation between itch and pain in mouse
Shimada SG, LaMotte RH. Behavioral differentiation between itch and pain in mouse. Pain 2008, 139: 681-687. PMID: 18789837, PMCID: PMC2723192, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Enhancement of experimental pruritus and mechanically evoked dysesthesiae with local anesthesia
Atanassoff P, Brull S, Zhang J, Greenquist K, Silverman D, Lamotte R. Enhancement of experimental pruritus and mechanically evoked dysesthesiae with local anesthesia. Somatosensory & Motor Research 1999, 16: 291-298. PMID: 10632026, DOI: 10.1080/08990229970357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAreas of dysesthesiaDuration of itchHistamine-evoked itchPrimary afferent neuronsAbnormal sensationAfferent neuronsCutaneous areaCentral inhibitionLocal anesthesiaEnhanced painControl armIntradermal injectionLocal anestheticsExperimental pruritusPainItchVolar forearmHistamineMechanical stimulationAfferentsHuman subjectsAnestheticsSkinPresent studySensation
1993
Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation
Greenspan J, LaMotte R. Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation. Journal Of Hand Therapy 1993, 6: 75-82. PMID: 8343885, DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(12)80287-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor
LaMotte R. Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor. Progress In Brain Research 1988, 74: 331-335. PMID: 3187041, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)63033-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous painInjection siteNeurophysiological studiesPeripheral nerve fibersSensation of painCapsaicin painInjection painMechanical hyperesthesiaHeat hyperalgesiaHeat nociceptorsIntradermal injectionCutaneous receptorsNerve fibersHistamine dihydrochloridePainNociceptorsCapsaicinGreater painItchAllodyniaHyperesthesiaFurther investigationCandidate mechanismInjectionSensation
1986
Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events
LaMotte R, Whitehouse J. Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1986, 56: 1109-1128. PMID: 3097273, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1986.56.4.1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of impulsesVon Frey filamentsPeripheral nerve fibersAnesthetized macaque monkeysReceptive fieldsFiber recordingsNerve fibersMacaque monkeysAction potentialsCertain stimulus conditionsNerve impulsesMagnitude of sensationTactile detectionSensory magnitudeStimulus conditionsResponse of RACapacity of humansSensory detectionNeural eventsMechanical eventsMonkeysSame stimuliSkinSensationRA
1983
Latency to detection of first pain
Campbell J, LaMotte R. Latency to detection of first pain. Brain Research 1983, 266: 203-208. PMID: 6871657, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)90650-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst painFirst sensationShort-latency responsesQuality of sensationDistal forearmPrimary afferentsPain sensationConduction velocityThenar eminenceGlabrous handHeat stimuliPainLatency responsesMedian response latencyShort latencyDistal armSensationResponse latencyStimuliSubjectsLatencyAfferentsArmForearmMs