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

Table 6. Regions showing increased or decreased activities in AD subjects after acupuncture comparing to resting state.

Regions BA Cluster Coordinates (MNI) T-score
Size x y z
AD vs. NOR
Rt. Cerebellum Posterior lobe↑ - 29 48 −67 −29 4.48
Lt. Inferior Temporal Gyrus↑ 20 7 −60 −22 −26 4.43
Rt. Middle Temporal Gyrus↑ 21 10 −66 −43 −5 3.50
Lt. Inferior Frontal Gyrus↑ 47 7 −12 14 −14 3.49
Rt. Superior Frontal Gyrus↑ 10 32 21 62 1 5.08
Rt. Middle Frontal Gyrus↑ 47 45 30 35 −2 4.47
Lt. Superior Frontal Gyrus↑ 8 52 −15 29 46 4.27
Rt. Superior Frontal Gyrus↑ 6 11 3 32 61 3.42
Lt. Precentral Gyrus↑ 6 11 −9 −22 67 3.34
Rt. Precentral Gyrus↑ 6 30 21 −22 70 3.72
Lt. Medial Frontal Gyrus↑ 6 7 −3 −16 76 3.65
Rt. Middle Occipital Gyrus↑ 19 49 48 −82 −2 4.71
Lt. Middle Occipital Gyrus↑ 19/18 1365 −42 −79 13 4.81
Lt. Supramarginal Gyrus↑ 40 5 −54 −43 31 3.29
Rt. Supramarginal Gyrus↑ 40 23 48 −52 34 3.50
Rt. Superior Parietal lobule 7 23 39 −61 61 4.46
AD vs. NOR
Lt. Cerebellum Posterior Lobe↓ - 7 −21 −61 −23 −3.64
Rt. Parahippocampa Gyrus↓ 35 12 21 −10 −14 −3.88
Lt. Parahippocampa Gyrus↓ 35- 5 −33 −28 −26 −3.68
Lt. Parahippocampa Gyrus↓ 35 100 −15 −25 −14 −4.10
Rt.Middle Friontal Gyrus↓ 6 23 42 −1 46 −3.58
Lt. Lingual Gyrus↓ 18 41 −3 −61 1 −3.95
Rt.Cingulate Gyrus↓ - 11 12 −4 37 −3.40
Rt.Cingulate Gyrus↓ - 15 6 −1 49 −3.57
Lt. Lentiform Nucleus↓ - 36 −15 −4 7 −3.95
Rt. Brainstem↓ - 5 6 −19 −14 −3.35