Research Article

Impact of Global Normalization in fMRI Acupuncture Studies

Table 4

Changes of deactivations between PSGS and NO PSGS.

RegionsTactileAcupuncture
Increased voxels no.Decreased voxels no.Disappeared voxels no.Arisen voxels no.Increased voxels no.Decreased voxels no.Disappeared voxels no.Arisen voxels no.

Brainstem
 PonsL2
 MedullaR3

Medial frontal gyrus
 BA 6, 8, 9, 10L14 (44)5 (24)
R6 (11)5 (5)37 (82)(9)
Middle frontal gyrus
 BA 6, 8, 9L10 (27)16 (13)
R18 (5)59 (77)538 (37)
Superior frontal gyrus
 BA 6, 8L12 (66)34 (37)
R36 (43)637 (28)
Paracentral lobule
 BA 4, 6L6
R13 (23)
Precentral gyrus
 BA 4, 6, 43, 44L19 (66)(7)55 (134)(31)
R62 (98)86 (133)19 (34)

Anterior cingulate
 BA24, 33L7 (38)(5)(15)
R(5)
Cingulate gyrus
 BA 24, 32L(14)
R15 (39)
Cingulate gyrus
 BA 31L18 (10)
R13 (32)

Postcentral gyrus
 BA 1, 2, 3L28 (35)
R26 (13)17 (13)29 (38)31
 BA 40, 43L
R(16)
 BA 5, 7R9
Inferior parietal lobule
 BA 39R(12)7 (12)
Superior parietal lobule
 BA 7L15 (7)22 (12)8 (8)
R63 (29)34 (13)33 (27)
Supramarginal gyrus
 BA 40L(6)
R(13)
 ThalamusR58
 CaudateL10
Extranuclear
 BA 13L(40)(5)(7)(94)(13)(10)(45)
R(28)(22)(8)(139)(53)(7)(96)
Subgyral
 BA 21L(169)(51)(23)(494)(41)(30)(150)
R7 (200)(105)(71)15 (687)(146)(79)(532)

Posterior cingulate
 BA 30, 31L13 (30)7 (41)
R(32)15 (70)
Precuneus
 BA 7, 19, 31, 39L93 (73)139 (221)158 (203)
R88 (89)148 (220)160 (214)
Parahippocampal gyrus
 BA 19, 30, 35, 36L32 (69)8 (69)
R8 (30)752 (89)
 HippocampusL56
R511
Inferior temporal gyrus
 BA 20, 21L5 (16)
R5 (9)
Middle temporal gyrus
 BA 37, 39L13 (33)5 (6)
R(18)8 (114)42 (88)
Superior temporal gyrus
 BA 22, 38, 41, 42R(8)
Angular gyrus
 BA 39L5 (28)
R(5)5 (12)10 (33)
Fusiform gyrus
 BA 20, 37L9 (8)5 (7)
R720 (23)
Cuneus
 BA 17, 18, 19, 7L28110 (190)52 (98)
R37112 (127)93 (158)
Inferior occipital gyrus
 BA 19R6 (17)
Middle occipital gyrus
 BA 18, 19, 37L(6)27 (152)29 (42)
R(28)(6)27 (126)82 (202)
Superior occipital gyrus
 BA 19L12 (8)12 (8)
R14 (13)6 (9)
Lingual gyrus
 BA 17, 18, 19L11 (15)(8)
R6 (13)12 (22)

Cerebellum
 CulmenL11011
R18

The coordination of voxel with the maximal t within each region is listed. The regions are thresholded at , uncorrected. The number of detected white matter is listed in the parenthesis of each region
Abbreviations: BA: Brodmann area; L: left; R: right.