Current Progress of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Science-Review of Basic and Clinical Research Review of the Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Brain Function and Cerebral Disorders

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  • UCHIDA Sae
    Department of the Autonomic Nervous System, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
  • WATANABE Ippei
    Department of Oriental Health Care Management, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
  • YANO Tadashi
    Department of Health Promoting Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine
  • SATO Yuko
    University of Human Arts and Sciences

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  • ここまで分かったしん灸医学―基礎と臨床との交流　　脳機能および中枢神経疾患に対するしん灸の効果と現状
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Abstract

Review of the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on brain function and cerebral disorders in human and animals was presented. Firstly, in basic research on experimental animals, the change of cerebral blood flow induced by acupuncture and its mechanisms had been reviewed. Nextly, the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on human brain function that measured from fMRI, PET, magnetoencephalography (MEG), EEG (including event related potential) have documented in the review of basic research on humans. Finally, effectiveness of acupuncture and moxibustion on stroke was reviewed, and its possibility of QOL-improvement of the patients was discussed.

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