Acupuncture Decreases Blood Pressure Related to Hypothalamus Functional Connectivity with Frontal Lobe, Cerebellum, and Insula: A Study of Instantaneous and Short-Term Acupuncture Treatment in Essential Hypertension

<div>The changes in functional connectivity before and after once acupuncture in LR3 group. Note: the color bar represents intensity and red dots represent the seeds of SO and Pa. L is short for left and R is short for right. The single map represents change in functional connectivity obtained from combining results from all four seed points.</div>

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Figure 3: Acupuncture Decreases Blood Pressure Related to Hypothalamus Functional Connectivity with Frontal Lobe, Cerebellum, and Insula: A Study of Instantaneous and Short-Term Acupuncture Treatment in Essential Hypertension 

Figure 3 | Acupuncture Decreases Blood Pressure Related to Hypothalamus Functional Connectivity with Frontal Lobe, Cerebellum, and Insula: A Study of Instantaneous and Short-Term Acupuncture Treatment in Essential Hypertension 