Insects don’t have to walk on our bodies to make us itch. For some, hearing, seeing or even looking at a photo of an insect is enough. But why does the very thought of insects make us itch so much?
Insects are unbearable, disturbing creatures for some to look, think and see. But we need to reconcile because there is a great truth; They are everywhere! Even if you hear the word bug like me If you’re starting to itch like crazyYou may also be wondering why this is.
A lot of research has been done on this subject so far. Various conclusions were drawn from each study, which dealt with the subject from a different angle. We take a look at these studies and determine whether this situation is real or not. Let’s take a look at the possible causes…
First off, if you’re itching even at the thought of bugs, fear not, you’re not crazy
Since this does not happen to everyone, if you saw a photo of an insect next to a friend and started itching, you may have seen interesting reactions and questioned yourself that you exaggerated or ‘waggled’. But don’t be afraid There is a lot of research that proves this to be true.
For example, in a study conducted by scientists from Liverpool John Moores University to investigate the effect of visual stimuli on insects or scratching, participants were given numerous visual aids such as fleas, ants, butterflies, various insects moving on the skin, skin diseases, the itching of an insect bite, and healthy skin. shown. The results obtained by measuring the reactions to these images and their levels Insects proved that images such as itching trigger the urge to scratch.
In another study carried out by a group of researchers from the University of Hull and the University of Sussex to see how this situation affects brain activity, many images ranging from walking ants to a person scratching themselves were shown to the participants and their brain activities were examined. The results showed that such images resulted in joint activities in the brain. So when a person watches these images his brain was indeed producing signals that would trigger itching.
OK, this is real. Well why does it happen?
Scientists have different explanations about this. University of Pennsylvania neuroscientist Dr. Wenqin Luo describes this situation as our past and attributes it to memories that will trigger itching. If you have an unpleasant history with insects, visual or auditory stimuli make you feel itchy why could it be.
Another explanation is that of a neuroscientist at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Glenn J. Giesler Jr. made by. According to him, our skin may be constantly experiencing something that causes itching However, we may only notice those with a low threshold when we think about the itch or see something that triggers it. In other words, the threshold of itching may become noticeable by falling when we think about it.
The reason why this situation occurs in some people and not in others is best explained from Luo’s point of view. According to him and many other studies carried out, unless you have a troubled history with insects, you don’t need to itch when you think about it or see it…
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