Effects of acupuncture at ST36 (Zusanli) on attention networks in healthy subjects
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2013.12.014
- VernacularTitle:针刺足三里穴对健康青年注意网络效率的影响
- Author:
Gang LIU
;
Panpan HU
;
Jin FAN
;
Kai WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture;
ST36;
Attention Network Test
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2013;22(12):1101-1103
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of acupuncture at bilateral ST36 (Zusanli) on attention networks in healthy subjects.Methods The attention network test was used to compare the effects of after acupuncture at ST36 with the effects of before acupuncture on the efficiency of three anatomically defined attention networks:alerting,orienting,and executive control in 40 health university students.Results The alerting network effect was significantly higher (t=4.125,P＜0.001) after acupuncture ((45.60±3.49) ms) than before acupuncture ((33.20±2.88) ms).The executive control network efficiency was significantly higher (t=2.638,P＜0.05) after acupuncture ((87.97±4.21) ms) than before acupuncture ((97.67±4.66) ms).The orienting network efficiency was higher after acupuncture than before acupuncture,but there was no significant difference (P＞0.05).The average reaction time was significantly lower (t=4.848,P＜0.001) after acupuncture ((559.13 ± 10.66) ms) than before acupuncture ((590.57±12.80) ms).Conclusions These results suggest that there are selective enhancements of the alerting and executive control networks after acupuncture,while the orienting network is spared.
