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- Title
Characterizing acupuncture stimuli using brain imaging with FMRI--a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.
- Authors
Huang, Wenjing; Pach, Daniel; Napadow, Vitaly; Park, Kyungmo; Long, Xiangyu; Neumann, Jane; Maeda, Yumi; Nierhaus, Till; Liang, Fanrong; Witt, Claudia M
- Abstract
The mechanisms of action underlying acupuncture, including acupuncture point specificity, are not well understood. In the previous decade, an increasing number of studies have applied fMRI to investigate brain response to acupuncture stimulation. Our aim was to provide a systematic overview of acupuncture fMRI research considering the following aspects: 1) differences between verum and sham acupuncture, 2) differences due to various methods of acupuncture manipulation, 3) differences between patients and healthy volunteers, 4) differences between different acupuncture points.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 4, pe32960
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0032960