Francis McGlone explained

Professor Francis Philip McGlone (born November 1948) is a neuroscientist at Liverpool John Moores University, where he is the head of the Somatosensory & Affective Neuroscience Group.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Awards and honours

In 2019, Professor McGlone & colleagues were awarded the Ig Nobel Peace Prize^[4] for their work on measuring The Pleasurability of Scratching an Itch^[5]

Selected publications

• Affective Touch and the Neurophysiology of CT Afferents (Joint editor)
• Itch: Basic Mechanisms and Therapy (Joint editor)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Francis McGlone. Ljmu.ac.uk. 27 November 2017.
2. Web site: Professor Francis McGlone Professor Francis McGlone- Liverpool Neuroscience Group - University of Liverpool. Liverpool.ac.uk. 27 November 2017.
3. Web site: Francis McGlone - Pain Research Institute - University of Liverpool. Liverpool.ac.uk. 27 November 2017.
4. Web site: The Ig Nobel Prize Winners. 2006-08-01. Improbable Research. 2019-10-29.
5. Saif. G. A. bin. Papoiu. A. D. P.. Banari. L.. McGlone. F.. Kwatra. S. G.. Chan. Y.-H.. Yosipovitch. G.. 2012. The pleasurability of scratching an itch: a psychophysical and topographical assessment. British Journal of Dermatology. en. 166. 5. 981–985. 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10826.x. 1365-2133. 3335970. 22242789.