Christoph Helmchen
| Chritoph Helmchen | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Fields | Neurology |
| Institutions | University of Lübeck |
| Notable awards | Ig Nobel Prize |
Christoph Helmchen is a German neurologist at University of Lübeck[1] and Ig Nobel Prize winner of 2016 in medicine.[2] Helmchen and colleagues, have discovered that if anyone has an itch on the left side of his body, he can relieve it by looking into a mirror and scratching the right side of his body (and vice versa).[3]
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References
- ↑ "Klinik für Neurologie: Forschung & Lehre". University of Lübeck. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "And the Ig Nobel Prize Goes to...". Inverse.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ Helmchen, Christoph; Palzer, Carina; Münte, Thomas F.; Anders, Silke; Sprenger, Andres (November 2013). "Itch Relief by Mirror Scratching. A Psychophysical Study". PLoS ONE. 8 (12): e82756. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0082756. PMC 3873464
. PMID 24386113.
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