Gender differences in brain activity underlying acupuncture sensations at LR3: a task-based fMRI study
The differences in the functional connectivity of the right superior marginal gyrus and thalamus between men and women may account for the differences in acupuncture sensory processing between men and women. In addition, the right superior marginal gyrus may be a specific brain region critical for activation of the LR3 acupoint.
Authors
- Dongna Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5948-0294)
- Wenxiu Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2339-9686)
- Hao Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1628-1404)
- Zhenxing Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3245-4130)
- Bin-Jian Jiang
- Yanyan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7551-6376)
- Chunsheng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3289-1712)
- Zijian Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6291-5404)
- Ning Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2199-2243)
Institutions
- Meridian Institute (US)
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1649644
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00