fMRI study of pain reaction in the brain under State of "Qigong"

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 937-945

  Yu, Wei Lin ^a   Li, Xiao Qing ^a   Tang, Wei Jun ^b   Li, Yuan ^b   Weng, Xu Chu ^c   Chen, Yi Zhang ^d  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^d SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain Function; fMRI; Peripheral Pain Stimulation; Qigong

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CINGULATE GYRUS; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; THALAMUS;

AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BREATHING EXERCISES; CEREBELLUM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RESPIRATION; THALAMUS;

EID: 37849038331     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07005405     Document Type: Article

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