Research Article

Correlation between the Effects of Acupuncture at Taichong (LR3) and Functional Brain Areas: A Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Using True versus Sham Acupuncture

Table 2

Brain areas with ReHo alterations.

ComparisonsNumber of voxelsBrain areasRight/LeftBrodmann areaTalairach (mm)

TA versus PA134Middle temporal gyrusR1936−5718−4.4085
100Temporal lobe, subgyralL20−45−21−274.3696
276Middle temporal gyrusL21−63−5106.1186
118Limbic lobe, anterior cingulateL32−924245.6813

TA versus SA94Superior temporal gyrusR38369−21−4.0397
115Cerebellum posterior lobe, decliveR33−57−155.21
331Sublobar, thalamusR24−270−6.5849
129Sublobar, extranuclearL−30−24−6−4.8703

SA versus PA101Sublobar, lentiform nucleusR30−1804.5274
267Superior frontal gyrusR9245136−6.5548
184Limbic lobe, posterior cingulateR3018−5712−5.514
132Middle temporal gyrusL21−63−5405.3984
109Limbic lobe, cingulate gyrusL240−6395.4237