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. 2012 Aug 20;7(8):e42730. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042730

Table 4. Regions showing increased or decreased activities in AD subjects in the procession of acupuncture comparing to resting state.

Regions BA Cluster Coordinates (MNI) T-score
Size x y z
AD vs. NOR
Rt. Cerebellum Posterior lobe↑ - 7 51 −67 −32 4.14
Lt. Medial Frontal Gyrus↑ 11 18 0 53 −20 4.46
Lt. Inferior Frontal Gyrus↑ 47 31 −12 11 −14 4.78
Rt. Middle Frontal Gyrus↑ 47/11 61 27 38 −5 4.89
Rt. Superior Frontal Gyrus↑ 10 12 45 −85 1 3.74
Lt. Inferior Frontal Gyrus↑ 45 26 −57 29 7 4.31
Rt. Inferior Parietal lobule↑ 40 36 42 −58 58 4.37
Rt. Middle Occipital Gyrus↑ 19 12 21 62 −2 3.83
Rt. Middle Occipital Gyrus↑ 19 20 33 −91 25 4.44
AD vs. NOR
Lt. Cerebellum Posterior lobe↓ - 8 −39 −79 −41 −4.69
Lt. Cerebellum Posterior Lobe↓ - 11 −48 −67 −38 −3.59
Rt. Cerebellum Anterior Lobe↓ - 66 30 −49 −35 −4.10
Rt. Middle Temporal Gyrus↓ 21 10 57 2 −29 −3.74
Rt. Superior Temporal Gyrus↓ 22 5 42 −58 13 −3.44
Rt. Middle Frontal Gyrus↓ 6 60 42 −1 46 −4.07
Lt. Medial Frontal Gyrus↓ 6 23 0 −10 55 −3.93
Lt. Brainstem↓ - 5 −6 −25 −11 −3.40