Neural mechanisms of acupuncture as revealed by fMRI studies.
Author: He T1, Zhu W1, Du SQ1, Yang JW1, Li F1, Yang BF1, Shi GX1, Liu CZ2.
Affiliation:
1Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China. 2Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University, 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China. Electronic address: lcz623780@126.com.
Conference/Journal: Auton Neurosci.
Date published: 2015 Apr 2
Other:
Pages: S1566-0702(15)00035-1 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2015.03.006 , Word Count: 84
As an ancient therapeutic method, acupuncture has been used to treat many diseases as an adjunctive therapy. However, its clinical efficacy remains controversial and the neural mechanisms have not been well understood. Accumulating studies have revealed that fMRI has made it possible to study brain responses to acupuncture. This review aims to provide scientific evidence to support the notion and discuss how these findings contribute to the neural mechanisms of acupuncture.
Copyright © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Acupuncture; Neural mechanisms; fMRI
PMID: 25900479
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