A conjecture about Jingluo and suggestions on its research.
- Author:
Da-zong JIANG
1
Author Information
1. Xi'an Jiaotong University. dzjiang@xjtu.edu.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Central Nervous System;
physiology;
Cerebral Cortex;
physiology;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Meridians
- From:Chinese Journal of Medical Instrumentation
2002;26(4):235-252
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The Jingluo is a great hypothesis and theory of Chinese traditional medicine. The physical existence of Jingluo phenomena has been proved by many medical practices, but its real mechanism is still unknown. Here is a conjecture about Jingluo: "The essence of Jingluo is in CNS, the lines of Jingluo on soma is only actually a mapping of some strong connection networks in cortex or white matter of brain". Many new modalities of medical imaging like fMRI, PET, SPECT and Mapping MEG can do a good job on functional brain imaging. If we improve their spatial resolution and develop new methods to indicate brain activities, maybe we can unveil the secret of Jingluo.
