Table 1 Brain areas activated by true and sham SJ5 acupuncture.
Brain region | Brodmann area | Range | Talairach coordinates (mm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
X | Y | Z | T | |||
True needling | ||||||
Left inferior frontal gyrus | 45 | 3 | −46 | 22 | 10 | 5.29 |
Left cerebellum | N/A | N/A | −36 | −64 | −42 | 4.72 |
Right inferior parietal lobule | 40 | 3 | 56 | −34 | 30 | 4.31 |
Right superior temporal gyrus | 22 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 6 | 5.81 |
Right insula | 13 | 3 | 54 | −36 | 22 | 4.01 |
Right middle temporal gyrus | 37 | 3 | 46 | −64 | 2 | 4.20 |
Sham needling | ||||||
Left precentral gyrus | 44 | 5 | −50 | 8 | 10 | 3.95 |
Left claustrum | N/A | 3 | −30 | 16 | 5 | 4.03 |
Right inferior parietal lobule | 40 | 3 | 60 | −32 | 30 | 5.27 |
Right insula | 40 | 3 | 50 | −20 | 16 | 4.49 |