Decision letter for "Optimizing data processing to improve the reproducibility of single‐subject functional magnetic resonance imaging"

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging

scholarly journals Correlation between the Effects of Acupuncture atTaichong(LR3) and Functional Brain Areas: A Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Using True versus Sham Acupuncture

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunxiao Wu ◽  
Shanshan Qu ◽  
Jiping Zhang ◽  
Junqi Chen ◽  
Shaoqun Zhang ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
Resting State ◽  
Resting State Fmri ◽  
Sham Acupuncture ◽  
Functional Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Brain Areas

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been shown to detect the specificity of acupuncture points, as proved by numerous studies. In this study, resting-state fMRI was used to observe brain areas activated by acupuncture at theTaichong(LR3) acupoint. A total of 15 healthy subjects received brain resting-state fMRI before acupuncture and after sham and true acupuncture, respectively, at LR3. Image data processing was performed using Data Processing Assistant for Resting-State fMRI and REST software. The combination of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and regional homogeneity (ReHo) was used to analyze the changes in brain function during sham and true acupuncture. Acupuncture at LR3 can specifically activate or deactivate brain areas related to vision, movement, sensation, emotion, and analgesia. The specific alterations in the anterior cingulate gyrus, thalamus, and cerebellar posterior lobe have a crucial effect and provide a valuable reference. Sham acupuncture has a certain effect on psychological processes and does not affect brain areas related to function.

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