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

Table 5

The changes in functional connectivity before and after treatment acupuncture in LR3 group.

ROI	Regions	HS	BA	Cluster size (voxels)	Peak intensity	⁢Peak MNI coordinate
ROI 1	Frontal lobe subgyral	R	—	851	6.1613	36	−15	39
	Limbic lobe medial frontal gyrus	L	—	795	8.8247	−6	36	30
ROI 2	Frontal lobe superior frontal gyrus	R	—	365	8.7245	6	9	60
	Frontal lobe inferior frontal gyrus	R	—	316	5.4087	51	12	24
ROI 3	Posterior lobe declive	R		268	5.045	24	−78	−21
	Limbic lobe cingulate gyrus	L	—	1895	6.5397	−3	27	36
ROI 4	Frontal lobe middle frontal gyrus	R		413	6.8551	36	12	45
	Sublobar insula	R	13	510	5.2198	45	−42	18
	Frontal lobe middle frontal gyrus	L		880	5.0709	−45	6	51

HS: hemisphere, BA: Brodmann’s area.