Acupuncture for brain diseases: Conception, application, and exploration
Gao X, Wang Y, Meng H, Li S, Jiang H, Zhang Z, He J, Zhao Y, Zhang S, Zhai W, Bao T, Rong P · The Anatomical Record · 2022 February 23
DOI 10.1002/ar.24884
Objective
The brain is probably the most complex organ in the human body. It has been the hot spot and direction of brain science research all over the world to deeply study the pathogenesis of various kinds of brain diseases and find effective treatment methods.
Conclusions
In this review, we summarized the current achievements in the field of acupuncture for brain diseases. At present, the fields undergoing an evolution from empirical medicine, EBM to precision medicine, and its conception, application, and exploration have crossed over from the study of traditional experience to the overall understanding of the brain function and biological signals based on interdisciplinary research. In view of the current progress, we are quite confident that acupuncture will inject new vitality into the field of brain research and brain diseases.
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