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Monitoring Acupuncture Effects on Human Brain by fMRI
Published on: April 8, 2010
[Exploration on the relationship between acupuncture for mind-regulation and flow theory]
Chen Xin1, Li-Xia Pei1, Hao Geng1
1Department of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
Abstract:
Based on the story of Chinese idiom, paodingjieniu (a magical and skilled form of craftsmanship) as the breakthrough point, this paper discusses the both paoding (cook) and the experienced acupuncture practitioner have the same high skills and explores the potential relationship between mind-regulation in treatment with acupuncture and flow theory. It is believed that the skills of ancient acupuncture practitioner in mind-regulation with acupuncture is not only a kind of "Tao" mode, but also a state of "flow". By the discussion on mind-regulation and flow theory, modern people may have more clear recognition on the mind regulation in treatment with acupuncture so as to better determine the therapeutic methods of acupuncture for mind-regulation.
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