NEUROIMAGING ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTS ON HUMAN BRAIN ACTIVITY

这个子项目是许多利用 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得了主要资金， 因此可在其他CRISP条目中表示。所列机构为 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 针灸是一种古老的治疗方法，起源于中国，在西方越来越受欢迎。我们的目的是确定针灸，其可变的治疗位置和刺激技术，如何影响人类的大脑活动。我们将通过整合全脑功能磁共振成像（fMRI）与心理物理，生理和基因分型研究来实现这一目标。我们的总体假设是，针灸将引起广泛的大脑反应，主要是调节。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Acupuncture is an ancient therapeutic practice that originated in China and is growing in popularity in the West. Our purpose is to determine how acupuncture, with its variable treatment locations and stimulation techniques, affects human brain activity. We will accomplish this by integrating whole brain functional MRI (fMRI) with psychophysical, physiological, and genotyping investigations. Our overall hypothesis is that acupuncture will elicit a widespread brain response that is predominantly modulatory.