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The correlated network of acupuncture effect: A functional connectivity study

  • Wei Qin*
  • , Jie Tian
  • , Xiaohong Pan
  • , Lin Yang
  • , Zonglei Zhen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • CAS - Institute of Automation
  • IEEE

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Abstract

A functional connectivity, which are temporally correlated in functionally related brain regions, before and after acupuncture manipulation was measured by MRI. Amygdala, as the control system of endogenetic analgesia, was selected for "seed" point. We found that compelling similarity existed in the network of resting state before and after acupuncture manipulation. A paired student t-test was implemented to investigate under the different conditions. The main difference was found in the limbic system, brainstem and cerebellum. We conclude that the default endogenous analgesia functional network exists in human brain at a low level, and it could be increased to a higher level by acupuncture modulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
Pages480-483
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06 - New York, NY, United States
Duration: 30 Aug 2006 → 3 Sep 2006

Publication series

NameAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Conference

Conference28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York, NY
Period30/08/06 → 3/09/06

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