Review Article

Resting-State fMRI in Studies of Acupuncture

Table 3

Research studies on verum acupuncture vs. sham acupuncture.

StudyMain findings

Zyloney et al. [18]PAG, PCC, and precuneus; pain matrix and default mode network
Zhao et al. [19]More extensive and remarkable cerebral response
Wu et al. [20]ALFF + ReHo: vision, movement, sensation, emotion, and analgesia
Liu et al. [21]Insula