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 4

The changes in functional connectivity before and after once acupuncture in sham group.

ROI	Regions	HS	BA	Cluster size (voxels)	Peak intensity	⁢Peak MNI coordinate
ROI 1	Frontal lobe subgyral	R	—	493	−5.4482	18	33	−6
ROI 2	Limbic lobe anterior cingulate	L	—	325	−5.5452	−6	33	−3
ROI 3	Frontal lobe superior frontal gyrus	R	—	235	−5.256	18	54	−21
	Occipital lobe precuneus	R	—	308	−5.9429	15	−66	18
	Frontal lobe inferior frontal gyrus	L	—	244	−5.1067	−18	36	−24
ROI 4	Limbic lobe anterior cingulate	L	—	245	−4.683	−9	30	−6

HS: hemisphere, BA: Brodmann’s area.