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11427311

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
We performed a positron emission tomography study, using regional cerebral blood flow as the index of brain activity, to address the specificity of brain activation pattern by acupuncture stimulation of short duration at the classical analgesic point. Needling manipulation at 2 Hz was performed at a classical point of prominent analgesic efficacy (Li 4, Heku) and a near-by non-classical/non-analgesic point, respectively, in normal subjects. Regions activated by acupuncture stimulation at Li 4 included the hypothalamus with an extension to midbrain, the insula, the anterior cingulate cortex, and the cerebellum. Of note, it was only the stimulation at Li 4 that activated the hypothalamus under the similar psychophysical ratings of acupuncture sensation (deqi) as elicited by the stimulation at the two points, respectively. The data suggested that the hypothalamus might characterize the central expression of acupuncture stimulation at the classical analgesic point and serve as one key element in mediating analgesic efficacy of acupuncture stimulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
307
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
105-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of the hypothalamus characterizes the acupuncture stimulation at the analgesic point in human: a positron emission tomography study.
pubmed:affiliation
Integrated Brain Research Unit, Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No.201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, 112, Taipei, Taiwan. jchsieh@vghtpe.gov.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't