Table 1.
Different brain regions before and after acupuncture intervention.
| Brain region | Hemisphere | Condition | MNI | Cluster size | Peak t | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | Y | Z | |||||
| Precuneus | Left | After acupuncture < before acupuncture | -27 | -66 | 48 | 456 | -5.3196 |
| Posterior gyrus | |||||||
| Calcarine | Bilateral | After acupuncture < before acupuncture | 0 | -93 | 0 | 327 | -5.7168 |
| Lingual gyrus | Left | ||||||
| Cerebellum | Bilateral | After acupuncture < before acupuncture | -6 | -72 | -18 | 357 | -5.4967 |
MNI: Montreal Neurological Institute, Montreal Institute. The cluster of precuneus also includes functional brain areas such as the central posterior gyrus and superior parietal lobule. The cluster of the talform sulcus also includes functional brain regions such as the lingual gyrus, middle occipital gyrus, and inferior occipital gyrus.