Research Article

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 regionBrodmann area Peak MNI coordinatesPeak
-value
Number of voxels

HT7 group > LI5 group
Right
 Precuneus722364.0059
 Precentral gyrus642283.8640
 Middle occipital gyrus1934183.85177
 Posterior cingulate gyrus3020183.8498
 Medial frontal gyrus62483.7251
 Cingulate gyrus2410403.32a
 Paracentral lobule520523.6420
 Postcentral gyrus340463.5630
Left
 Precentral gyrus6254.37227
 Precuneus31244.17107
 Superior temporal gyrus3884.0534
 Thalamus43.79477
 Postcentral gyrus1543.6430

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.