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

Table 7

The brain areas of ALFF signal change significantly in MCI patients with acupuncture at KI3 compared with acupuncture at sham acupoint in the resting state.

Volume	Anatomical area	BA	H				Peak value	Peak value
1593	Middle frontal gyrus	46	L	−43.5	19.5	20.5	−6.3792
864	Superior temporal gyrus	22	R	55.5	−28.5	5.5	15.064
594	Cingulate gyrus	31	R	7.5	−43.5	38.5	8.1928

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