Table 2.
Regions Displaying Long-Term Increases in MOR Binding Following Acupuncture
| Region | MNI Coordinates | Voxels | Z | Acupuncture (TA) BP mean(s.e.m.) | Sham (SA) BP mean(s.e.m.) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | y | z | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | ||||
| Glbl V | 0.62(0.03) | 0.65(0.03) | 0.58(0.03) | 0.59(0.04) | ||||||
| DLPFC | −30 | 29 | 26 | 351 | 3.3 | 0.63(0.04) | 0.80(0.09) | 0.79(0.11) | 0.74(0.10) | |
| ldCC | −3 | −16 | 57 | 225 | 3.3 | 0.90(0.06) | 1.02(0.05) | 0.92(0.11) | 0.82(0.07) | |
| rdCC | 10 | −8 | 54 | 192 | 3.1 | 0.76(0.07) | 0.94(0.08) | 0.71(0.05) | 0.67(0.06) | |
| dACC | 0 | 0 | 33 | 185 | 3.7 | 0.74(0.10) | 0.89(0.09) | 0.93(0.11) | 0.81(0.08) | |
| pgACC(1) | 13 | 42 | −1 | 628 | 3.3 | 0.92(0.08) | 1.16(0.10) | 0.87(0.06) | 0.87(0.08) | |
| pgACC(2) | 14 | 44 | 12 | 114 | 3.2 | 0.91(0.09) | 1.14(0.10) | 0.81(0.08) | 0.81(0.09) | |
| PUT | 20 | 12 | −12 | 158 | 3.2 | 1.47(0.07) | 1.66(0.07) | 1.48(0.08) | 1.45(0.08) | |
| CAU | −8 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 3.2 | 1.11(0.15) | 1.31(0.15) | 1.05(0.12) | 1.03(0.13) | |
| AMY/tmpole | −30 | 11 | −29 | 2417 | 4.8* | 1.08(0.08) | 1.24(0.09) | 1.27(0.12) | 1.09(0.07) | |
| tmpole | −39 | 15 | −28 | 1037 | 4.7* | 1.27(0.06) | 1.53(0.09) | 1.27(0.09) | 1.20(0.08) | |
*
p<0.05 corrected; all other regions p<0.001 uncorrected
Region Definitions: (Glbl V) global value; (DLPFC) dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex; (CC) cingulate cortex; (ACC) anterior cingulate cortex; (CAU) caudate; (PUT) putamen; (AMY) amygdala; (tmpole) temporal pole; (l: left; r: right; d: dorsal; pg: perigenual)