[Effects of electroacupuncture at neiguan (PC 6) and Shenmen (HT 7) on brain functional imaging].
OBJECTIVE
To observe effect of electroacupuncture at Shenmen (HT 7) and Neiguan (PC 6) on brain functional imaging.


METHODS
The technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to observe the activated state in different brain regions caused by electroacupuncture.


RESULTS
The frontal lobe was activated by electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and the temporal lobe by Shenmen (HT 7).


CONCLUSIONS
Electroacupuncture at different acupoints can activate different brain regions, which provides objective basis for treatment of intellectual impairment by electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) and Shenmen (HT 7).
Fu
Ping
P
Xuanwu Hospital Affiliated to Capital University of Medicine, Beijing 100053, China. fuping99@hotmail.com
Jia
Jian-Ping
JP
Wang
Wei
W
Li
Kun-Cheng
KC
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D001921:Brain; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging