Activated and deactivated functional brain areas in the Deqi state: A functional MRI study☆

We compared the activities of functional regions of the brain in the Deqi versus non-Deqi state, as reported by physicians and subjects during acupuncture. Twelve healthy volunteers received sham and true needling at the Waiguan (TE5) acupoint. Real-time cerebral functional MRI showed that compared...

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Autores principales: Huang, Yong, Zeng, Tongjun, Zhang, Guifeng, Li, Ganlong, Lu, Na, Lai, Xinsheng, Lu, Yangjia, Chen, Jiarong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Research and Report: Acupuncture and Moxibustion and Neural Regeneration
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4268742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25538761
http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.30.006
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Sumario:We compared the activities of functional regions of the brain in the Deqi versus non-Deqi state, as reported by physicians and subjects during acupuncture. Twelve healthy volunteers received sham and true needling at the Waiguan (TE5) acupoint. Real-time cerebral functional MRI showed that compared with non-sensation after sham needling, true needling activated Brodmann areas 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 20, 21, 37, 39, 40, 43, and 47, the head of the caudate nucleus, the parahippocampal gyrus, thalamus and red nucleus. True needling also deactivated Brodmann areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 18, 24, 31, 40 and 46.

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