Resting-State fMRI in Studies of Acupuncture

Table 5

Research studies on different acupuncture methods.

Methods	Main findings
MA + EA, TEAS [26]	MA + EA: more secure and spatially extended connectivity; TEAS: sensorimotor network
Laser acupuncture [27]	Cognitive functions
TEAS [28]	DMN and SMN
XNKQ acupuncture [29]	Motor function
Scalp acupuncture [30, 31]	Cognition, implementation network, and adjacent brain regions
EA [32]	DMN
Abdominal acupuncture [33]	Allomeric function
EA [34]	Higher intensity at 15 minutes than 5 minutes
SNA, SNA + MS, and TENS [35]	Different acupuncture methods to induce different DMN modulatory effects