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Spatiotemporal changes of optical signals in the somatosensory cortex of neuropathic rats after electroacupuncture stimulation.

Myeounghoon ChaYounbyoung ChaeSun Joon BaiBae Hwan Lee
Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine (2017)
Our results indicate that EA stimulation has inhibitory effects on excitatory neuronal signaling in the S1 cortex, caused by noxious stimulation in neuropathic pain. These findings suggest that EA stimulation warrants further study as a potential adjuvant modulation of neuropathic pain.
Keyphrases
  • neuropathic pain
  • spinal cord
  • spinal cord injury
  • functional connectivity
  • high resolution
  • brain injury
  • human health