The Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation for Brain Activation and Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy: Functional MRI Study
Table 3
Significant brain activation difference between HT7 and LI5 stimulation.
Brain region
Brodmann area
Peak MNI coordinates
Peak -value
Number of voxels
HT7 group > LI5 group
Right
Precuneus
7
22
36
4.00
59
Precentral gyrus
6
42
28
3.86
40
Middle occipital gyrus
19
34
18
3.85
177
Posterior cingulate gyrus
30
20
18
3.84
98
Medial frontal gyrus
6
2
48
3.72
51
Cingulate gyrus
24
10
40
3.32
a
Paracentral lobule
5
20
52
3.64
20
Postcentral gyrus
3
40
46
3.56
30
Left
Precentral gyrus
6
25
4.37
227
Precuneus
31
24
4.17
107
Superior temporal gyrus
38
8
4.05
34
Thalamus
—
4
3.79
477
Postcentral gyrus
1
54
3.64
30
LI5 group > HT 7 group
NS
—
—
—
—
—
—
value is uncorrected at . NS: nonsignificant. a: an activation area that belongs to the cluster listed above. HT7: experimental acupoint. LI5: control acupoint.