Investigation of Acupuncture Effects on Vegetative Brain Centres Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

FMRI has been used to study acupuncture effects for more than 10 years now. Many investigators have shown activations and deactivations of cortical structures, mostly of the limbic system （amygdala, insula, cingular cortex） that were interpreted as a modulation of the limbic network .As some of thes...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2008-10, Vol.6 (5), p.264-265
Main Authors: Beissner, Florian, Henke, Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Basic Study
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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磁共振成像
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Summary:FMRI has been used to study acupuncture effects for more than 10 years now. Many investigators have shown activations and deactivations of cortical structures, mostly of the limbic system （amygdala, insula, cingular cortex） that were interpreted as a modulation of the limbic network .As some of these structures also coordinate vegetative functions, recently interest has grown in imaging vegetative brainstem centers.
ISSN:1672-3597
1993-0399
DOI:10.1007/s11726-008-0264-0