Functional organization of complex brain networks modulated by acupuncture at different acupoints belonging to the same anatomic segment

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2694-2700

  Chen, Shang Jie ^a,b   Meng, Lan ^c   Yan, Hao ^d,e   Bai, Li Jun ^f   Wang, Fang ^a   Huang, Yong ^g   Li, Jian Ping ^g   Peng, Xu Ming ^g   Shi, Xue Min ^b  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

^g GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complex brain networks; Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ACUPOINT; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SENSATION; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THERAPY EFFECT; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865623693     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.15.009     Document Type: Article

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