Acupuncture Produces Central Activations in Pain Regions

Acupuncture is largely used for pain control in several pathological conditions. Its effects on the central nervous system are not well defined. We investigated the effect of the application of acupuncture to 13 normal subjects (males, 21–32 years). H215O bolus PET scans were read before the applica...

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Published in:	NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 60 - 66
Main Authors:	Biella, Gabriele, Sotgiu, Maria Luisa, Pellegata, Giulio, Paulesu, Eraldo, Castiglioni, Isabella, Fazio, Ferruccio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-07-2001 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Acupuncture Acupuncture Points Adult anterior cingulus Brain Mapping Central nervous system Cerebellum Cerebellum - physiology Cerebral Cortex - physiology Chronic pain Frontal gyrus Frontal Lobe - physiology Gyrus Cinguli - physiology human Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Imaging, Three-Dimensional inferior frontal gyrus insulae Male medial frontal gyrus Needles Pain Pain Threshold - physiology positron emission tomography Reference Values superior frontal gyrus Tomography, Emission-Computed acupuncture pain inferior frontal gyrus insulae positron emission tomography superior frontal gyrus human anterior cingulus cerebellum medial frontal gyrus
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