Neuroimaging acupuncture effects in the human brain
Neuroimaging acupuncture effects in the human brain
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DOI：
10.1089/acm.2007.7040
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Napadow, Vitaly
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作者：
Dhond, Rupali P.;Kettner, Norman;Napadow, Vitaly
针灸是东亚一种古老的治疗方式，已经使用了2000多年。不幸的是，其作用机制尚不清楚，关于其临床疗效的争议仍然存在。重要的是，针刺经常唤起复杂的体感感觉，并可能调节对疼痛的认知/情感知觉，这表明许多效应得到了大脑和延伸的中枢神经系统(CNS)网络的支持。现代神经成像技术，如功能磁共振成像、正电子发射断层扫描、脑电图术和脑磁图术，提供了一种安全监测人类大脑活动的手段，并可用于绘制针灸的神经生理关联图。在这篇综述中，我们将总结来自针灸神经影像研究的数据，并讨论这些发现如何有助于目前的针灸作用假说。
Acupuncture is an ancient East Asian healing modality that has been in use for more than 2000 years. Unfortunately, its mechanisms of action are not well understood, and controversy regarding its clinical efficacy remains. Importantly, acupuncture needling often evokes complex somatosensory sensations and may modulate the cognitive/affective perception of pain, suggesting that many effects are supported by the brain and extending central nervous system (CNS) networks. Modern neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, electroencephalography, and magnetoencephalography provide a means to safely monitor brain activity in humans and may be used to help map the neurophysiological correlates of acupuncture. In this review, we will summarize data from acupuncture neuroimaging research and discuss how these findings contribute to current hypotheses of acupuncture action.