Methodological Problems in fMRI Studies on Acupuncture: A Critical Review with Special Emphasis on Visual and Auditory Cortex Activations

<table>Possible explanations other than acupuncture for activations of visual cortical areas found in acupuncture-fMRI studies. Only visual areas have been covered here, although the same reasoning applies to auditory cortical areas.</table>

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Figure 1: Methodological Problems in fMRI Studies on Acupuncture: A Critical Review with Special Emphasis on Visual and Auditory Cortex Activations 