Tag Archives: Functional Brain Network

Electroacupuncture reduces anxiety and depression in chronic fatigue syndrome cases

PubMed research

Objectives: To observe the changes in the regional homogeneity (ReHo) and functional brain network in treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with anxiety and depression comorbidity with the mind-regulation electroacupuncture (EA), using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Methods: Thirty chronic fatigue syndrome patients with anxiety and depression comorbidity were enrolled from …

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Auricular acupuncture improves treatment-resistant depression

PubMed research

Objective: To explore the neuromechanism of trans-auricular vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression based on functional brain network. Methods: Twenty-eight patients with treatment-resistant depression were recruited from the psychiatric clinic or by the advertisement. The patients were treated by taVNS (5 Hz/20 Hz, 4-8 mA) at the auricular concha for 30 min, …

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