Evidence from brain imaging with fMRI supporting functional specificity of acupoints in humans.

Abstract:

:We tested whether the stimulation of acupoints in the same spinal segments could induce different central responses with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study. Stimulation of acupoints ST36/SP6 (Zusanli/Sanyinjiao) or GB34/BL57 (Yanglingquan/Chengshan) both activated primary and secondary somatosensory area, insula, ventral thalamus, parietal Brodmann Area 40, temporal lobe, putamen, and cerebellum, while de-activated amygdala. Nevertheless, ST36/SP6 stimulation specifically activated orbital frontal cortex and de-activated hippocampus. Alternatively, stimulation of GB34/BL57 activated dorsal thalamus and inhibited those of primary motor area and premotor cortex. Thus, stimulation of acupoints in the same spinal segments induced distinct though overlapped cerebral response patterns, which indicated the existence of acupoint specificity.

journal_name

Neurosci Lett

journal_title

Neuroscience letters

authors

Zhang WT,Jin Z,Luo F,Zhang L,Zeng YW,Han JS

doi

10.1016/j.neulet.2003.09.080

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-01-02 00:00:00

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50-3

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1

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0304-3940

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1872-7972

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S0304394003011625

journal_volume

354

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