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Monitoring Acupuncture Effects on Human Brain by fMRI
Published on: April 8, 2010
[Effects of electroacupuncture at neiguan (PC 6) and Shenmen (HT 7) on brain functional imaging]
Ping Fu1, Jian-Ping Jia, Wei Wang
1Xuanwu Hospital Affiliated to Capital University of Medicine, Beijing 100053, China. fuping99@hotmail.com
Objective:
To observe effect of electroacupuncture at Shenmen (HT 7) and Neiguan (PC 6) on brain functional imaging.
Methods:
The technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to observe the activated state in different brain regions caused by electroacupuncture.
Results:
The frontal lobe was activated by electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and the temporal lobe by Shenmen (HT 7).
Conclusion:
Electroacupuncture at different acupoints can activate different brain regions, which provides objective basis for treatment of intellectual impairment by electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and Shenmen (HT 7).
