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Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions

Stimulation at specific acupoints can activate cortical regions in human subjects. Previous studies have mainly focused on a single brain region. However, the brain is a network and many brain regions participate in the same task. The study of a single brain region alone cannot clearly explain any b...

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Autores principales: Yu, Hong-li, Xu, Gui-zhi, Guo, Lei, Fu, Ling-di, Yang, Shuo, Shi, Shuo, Lv, Hua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27630699
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.187053
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author Yu, Hong-li
Xu, Gui-zhi
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Fu, Ling-di
Yang, Shuo
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description Stimulation at specific acupoints can activate cortical regions in human subjects. Previous studies have mainly focused on a single brain region. However, the brain is a network and many brain regions participate in the same task. The study of a single brain region alone cannot clearly explain any brain-related issues. Therefore, for the present study, magnetic stimulation was used to stimulate the Neiguan (PC6) acupoint, and 32-channel electroencephalography data were recorded before and after stimulation. Brain functional networks were constructed based on electroencephalography data to determine the relationship between magnetic stimulation at the PC6 acupoint and cortical excitability. Results indicated that magnetic stimulation at the PC6 acupoint increased connections between cerebral cortex regions.
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spelling pubmed-49944582016-09-14 Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions Yu, Hong-li Xu, Gui-zhi Guo, Lei Fu, Ling-di Yang, Shuo Shi, Shuo Lv, Hua Neural Regen Res Research Article Stimulation at specific acupoints can activate cortical regions in human subjects. Previous studies have mainly focused on a single brain region. However, the brain is a network and many brain regions participate in the same task. The study of a single brain region alone cannot clearly explain any brain-related issues. Therefore, for the present study, magnetic stimulation was used to stimulate the Neiguan (PC6) acupoint, and 32-channel electroencephalography data were recorded before and after stimulation. Brain functional networks were constructed based on electroencephalography data to determine the relationship between magnetic stimulation at the PC6 acupoint and cortical excitability. Results indicated that magnetic stimulation at the PC6 acupoint increased connections between cerebral cortex regions. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4994458/ /pubmed/27630699 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.187053 Text en Copyright: © Neural Regeneration Research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Yu, Hong-li
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Fu, Ling-di
Yang, Shuo
Shi, Shuo
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Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions
title Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions
title_full Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions
title_fullStr Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions
title_full_unstemmed Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions
title_short Magnetic stimulation at Neiguan (PC6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions
title_sort magnetic stimulation at neiguan (pc6) acupoint increases connections between cerebral cortex regions
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27630699
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.187053
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