The Effects of Acupuncture at Real or Sham Acupoints on the Intrinsic Brain Activity in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients

Table 3

The brain areas that show significant difference in ALFF in MCI patients compared with normal controls in the resting state combined with acupuncture at KI3.

Volume	Anatomical area	BA	H				Peak value	Peak value
1107	Culmen		R	10.5	−40.5	−12.5	4.3581
972	Medial frontal gyrus; anterior cingulate	10	R	10.5	37.5	−12.5	4.0723
918	Paracentral lobule		L	−4.5	−22.5	77.5	−5.436
891	Cerebellar tonsil Culmen		R	19.5	−34.5	−27.5	6.7392
675	Cuneus	23; 18	L	−13.5	−73.5	8.5	4.7565

BA: Brodmann area; H: hemisphere; : -axis; : -axis; : -axis; L: left; and R: right.