Research Article

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

Table 2

The brain areas that show significant difference in ALFF compared with the MCI patients with normal controls in the resting state.

VolumeAnatomical areaBAHPeak valuePeak value

3672Medial frontal gyrusBA6L4.522.568.5
1539Inferior temporal gyrus R13.55.1157
1242Posterior cingulate R58.520.55.0297

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