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Acupuncture MRI Brain Sleep Discovery

Posted by on Sep 13, 2014 in Acupuncture, Mind & Spirit, Research | Comments Off on Acupuncture MRI Brain Sleep Discovery

Acupuncture MRI Brain Sleep Discovery

A new MRI study demonstrates that acupuncture affects the brain very differently for sleep deprived patients than patients with normal sleep. The fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) images show distinctly different patterns in the cerebellum. The brain’s cerebellum is an area of the brain active in motor control, balance, mood, fear, pleasure, heart rate, blood pressure changes, language use and cognition. These results mark a clear difference in how acupuncture affects the brain under Read more...

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