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

Table 6

The brain areas of ALFF signal change significantly in MCI patients with acupuncture at sham acupoint compared with no acupuncture in the resting state.

Volume	Anatomical area	BA	H				Peak value	Peak value
864	Superior temporal gyrus	41	R	49.5	−31.5	11.5	−6.4773
864	Precentral gyrus	6	L	−46.5	−7.5	32.5	10.425
648	Medial frontal gyrus		R	13.5	34.5	35.5	12.005
594	Medial frontal gyrus	6	L	−10.5	−19.5	53.5	6.0288

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