介绍了研究针刺机理的神经影像技术方法:fMRJ(functional magnetic resonance imaging),PET(positron emission tomography),EEG(electroencephalography)和MEG(magnetoencephalography).介绍了针刺研究中穴位点和对照方法的选取.分别从针剌对于大脑网络、边缘系统和自主神经系统的调节3个方面概述了针刺效应神经生理机制的研究成果,指出了目前的研究所存在的问题,并对未来的研究进行展望.总结和概述了目前针刺效应的神经影像学研究和进展,希望有助于加速针刺机理的研究和认识,早日揭示针刺机理,发扬祖国传统医学.
This paper introduces modern medical imaging technologies (fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), PET (positron emission tomography), EEG (electroencephalography) and MEG (magnetoencephalography)) for deeper exploration in the field of acupuncture. Based on the experimental design and acupoint selection, acupuncture's regulation of the brain functional network, paralimbic system, brain stem network and its control of the endogenous analgesic system as well as the autonomic nervous system are presented from three aspects. This paper summarizes the imaging technology-related academic reports used in the neural mechanisms of acupuncture. It simultaneously depicts the problems in current acupuncture studies and provides a better framework for future experimental work in hope of further understanding the neural mechanisms of acupuncture.