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When the Sun Prickles Your Nose: An EEG Study Identifying Neural Bases of Photic Sneezing

BACKGROUND: Exposure to bright light such as sunlight elicits a sneeze or prickling sensation in about one of every four individuals. This study presents the first scientific examination of this phenomenon, called ‘the photic sneeze reflex’. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In the present experim...

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Autores principales: Langer, Nicolas, Beeli, Gian, Jäncke, Lutz
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2821404/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20169159
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0009208