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Article: Neurobiological foundations of acupuncture: The relevance and future prospect based on neuroimaging evidence
Title | Neurobiological foundations of acupuncture: The relevance and future prospect based on neuroimaging evidence |
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Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/ |
Citation | Evidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine, 2013, v. 2013 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Acupuncture is currently gaining popularity as an important modality of alternative and complementary medicine in the western world. Modern neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and magnetoencephalography open a window into the neurobiological foundations of acupuncture. In this review, we have summarized evidence derived from neuroimaging studies and tried to elucidate both neurophysiological correlates and key experimental factors involving acupuncture. Converging evidence focusing on acute effects of acupuncture has revealed significant modulatory activities at widespread cerebrocerebellar brain regions. Given the delayed effect of acupuncture, block-designed analysis may produce bias, and acupuncture shared a common feature that identified voxels that coded the temporal dimension for which multiple levels of their dynamic activities in concert cause the processing of acupuncture. Expectation in acupuncture treatment has a physiological effect on the brain network, which may be heterogeneous from acupuncture mechanism. "Deqi" response, bearing clinical relevance and association with distinct nerve fibers, has the specific neurophysiology foundation reflected by neural responses to acupuncture stimuli. The type of sham treatment chosen is dependent on the research question asked and the type of acupuncture treatment to be tested. Due to the complexities of the therapeutic mechanisms of acupuncture, using multiple controls is an optimal choice. © 2013 Lijun Bai and Lixing Lao. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188668 |
ISSN | 2021 Impact Factor: 2.650 |
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dc.contributor.author | Bai, L | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lao, L | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-03T04:10:58Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-03T04:10:58Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Evidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine, 2013, v. 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1741-427X | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188668 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Acupuncture is currently gaining popularity as an important modality of alternative and complementary medicine in the western world. Modern neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and magnetoencephalography open a window into the neurobiological foundations of acupuncture. In this review, we have summarized evidence derived from neuroimaging studies and tried to elucidate both neurophysiological correlates and key experimental factors involving acupuncture. Converging evidence focusing on acute effects of acupuncture has revealed significant modulatory activities at widespread cerebrocerebellar brain regions. Given the delayed effect of acupuncture, block-designed analysis may produce bias, and acupuncture shared a common feature that identified voxels that coded the temporal dimension for which multiple levels of their dynamic activities in concert cause the processing of acupuncture. Expectation in acupuncture treatment has a physiological effect on the brain network, which may be heterogeneous from acupuncture mechanism. "Deqi" response, bearing clinical relevance and association with distinct nerve fibers, has the specific neurophysiology foundation reflected by neural responses to acupuncture stimuli. The type of sham treatment chosen is dependent on the research question asked and the type of acupuncture treatment to be tested. Due to the complexities of the therapeutic mechanisms of acupuncture, using multiple controls is an optimal choice. © 2013 Lijun Bai and Lixing Lao. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/ | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine | en_US |
dc.title | Neurobiological foundations of acupuncture: The relevance and future prospect based on neuroimaging evidence | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lao, L: lxlao1@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lao, L=rp01784 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1155/2013/812568 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84878712634 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878712634&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000319611200001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Bai, L=23388423400 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Lao, L=7005681883 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1741-427X | - |