FMRI & acupuncture

German investigators have studied the effects of stimulation at the ear-specific acupuncture point Xiaxi GB-43 on the brain's primary auditory cortex, using fMRI. Twenty healthy volunteers participated in a crossover study, which compared needling at this point with sham needling (at a non-acupoint). Multi-subject analysis showed no significant activation during stimulation of Xiaxi GB-43 point or ...
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