Table 4.
Localization of acupuncture specific effects by comparing between the ACUP and SHAM connectivity maps using paired t-tests (t = 4.0, df = 16, P < 0.01, FDR corrected).
| ACUP – SHAM | |||||||
| Talairach | |||||||
| Anatomy regions | Hem | BA | x | y | z | t | Vol |
| Medial Frontal Gyrus (MFG) | 9 | 39 | -9 | ||||
| Precentral Gyrus | L | 6 | -33 | 3 | 27 | -6.28 | 270 |
| R | 4 | 36 | -21 | 54 | 5.93 | 54 | |
| Inferior Frontal Gyrus (IFG) | R | 44 | 54 | 9 | 15 | -5.75 | 216 |
| Postcentral Gyrus (SII) | R | 2 | 54 | -30 | 57 | -5.68 | 54 |
| Superior Parietal Gyrus | R | 7 | 27 | -57 | 48 | -5.43 | 81 |
| Inferior Temporal Gyrus (ITG) | L | 20 | -42 | -21 | -33 | -6.50 | 216 |
| R | 21 | 39 | -6 | -36 | -5.84 | 27 | |
| Insula (INS) | L | 13 | -33 | -3 | 18 | 4.88 | 108 |
| R | 13 | 45 | -27 | 18 | 5.33 | 216 | |
| Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) | L | 24/32 | -6 | 30 | 12 | 5.11 | 81 |
| R | 24/32 | 9 | 36 | -9 | 5.46 | 270 | |
| Uncus | R | 20 | 36 | -12 | -36 | -5.77 | 81 |
| Caudate | R | 12 | 15 | 12 | -6.27 | 108 | |
| Putamen | R | 24 | 12 | 9 | -5.11 | 54 | |
| Periaqueductal Gray (PAG) | 0 | -22 | -8 | 5.28 | 182 | ||
| Cerebellar Culmen | L | -36 | -54 | -27 | -6.73 | 216 | |
| R | 39 | -54 | -27 | -5.75 | 189 | ||
| Cerebellar Tonsil | L | -27 | -57 | -48 | -6.83 | 216 | |
| Cerebellar Declive | L | -39 | -60 | -21 | -6.02 | 513 | |
| R | 36 | -57 | -27 | -6.63 | 108 | ||
| Cerebellar Pyramis | L | -18 | -72 | -36 | -5.55 | 108 | |
| Cerebellar Tuber | L | -54 | -60 | -33 | -5.7 | 54 | |
Positive t values indicate ACUP > SHAM, while negative t values indicate SHAM > ACUP.
Abbreviations: BA-Brodmann Area; Hem – Hemisphere; Vol-Volume (mm3).