Acupuncture With deqi Modulates the Hemodynamic Response and Functional Connectivity of the Prefrontal-Motor Cortical Network
Si X, Xiang S, Zhang L, Li S, Zhang K, Ming D · Frontiers in Neuroscience · 2021 August 16
DOI 10.3389/fnins.2021.693623
Objective
To investigate how acupuncture manipulation at the Hegu acupoint modulates the cortical functional network in healthy subjects.
Conclusions
Acupuncture manipulation at the Hegu acupoint modulated a cooperative prefrontal cortex–motor functional network by inhibiting bilateral prefrontal and motor cortex activity while increasing prefrontal cortex connectivity and network efficiency.
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