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抓挠（挠痒痒）是一种常常难以抗拒的、典型的且在进化过程中得以保留的行为反应，是对皮肤瘙痒感觉的一种反应。皮炎（湿疹）等常见皮肤病会产生长期瘙痒症状，患者会忍不住抓挠，临床上已明确，这种抓挠会进一步加重皮炎，在某些疾病中还会成为致病因素。然而，抓挠通常是一种令人愉悦的感觉，并不会引发回避行为。这就带来了一个悖论——如果挠痒痒对我们有害，那为什么感觉这么好？从进化上来看，因此，它必然对人类有着某种益处 ...

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