Intersubject synchronisation analysis of brain activity associated with the instant effects of acupuncture: an fMRI study

• Published in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 14 - 20
• Main Authors: Jin, Lingmin, Sun, Jinbo, Xu, Ziliang, Yang, Xuejuan, Liu, Peng, Qin, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2018; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy; Adult; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - physiology; Brain Mapping; Brain research; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical research; Noise; Pain; Young Adult; China; intersubject synchronization; acupuncture instant effect; functional magnetic resonance imaging; general linear model

ObjectiveTo use a promising analytical method, namely intersubject synchronisation (ISS), to evaluate the brain activity associated with the instant effects of acupuncture and compare the findings with traditional general linear model (GLM) methods.Methods30 healthy volunteers were recruited for thi...