Figure 4.

The main reported alternation of brain regions and networks by instant acupuncture across the studies reviewed. Brain regions: ACG, anterior cingulate and paracingulate gyri; AMYG, amygdala; dlPFC, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; HIP, hippocampus; INS, insula; IPL, Inferior parietal, but supramarginal and angular gyri; PCG, posterior cingulate gyrus; PCUN, precuneus; PHG, parahippocampal gyrus; THA, thalamus. Brain networks: blue network, default mode network; green network, salience network; yellow network, central executive network; red network, right frontoparietal network.