Title :
Effect of Magnetic Stimulation at SHENMEN Point on the Electroencephalogram
Author :
Yang, Shuo ; Xu, Guizhi ; Wang, Lei ; Geng, Yaohua ; Zhang, Xiu ; Yang, Qingxin ; Yan, Weili
Author_Institution :
Hebei Univ. of Technol., Tianjin
Abstract :
To investigate the relationship of electroencephalographic activities and transcutaneous magnetic stimulation at acupoints. Three healthy male volunteers participated in this study. 64-channel electroencephalogram was recorded and its power spectrum was analyzed during sham magnetic stimulation and during real magnetic stimulation. Slow-wave components increase and fast-wave components decrease during magnetic stimulation at SHENMEN point. This result is consistent with the effect of acupuncture at SHENMEN point. The spectrum of EEG suggests magnetic stimulation at acupoint has some effect on brain activities. For the magnetic stimulation and acupuncture have the same effect on brain activities, the action mechanism of magnetic stimulation at acupoints might be similar to that of acupuncture.
Keywords :
biomagnetism; electroencephalography; neurophysiology; SHENMEN point; acupoints; acupuncture; brain activities; electroencephalogram; power spectra; traditional Chinese medicine; transcutaneous magnetic stimulation; Animals; Brain; Central nervous system; Electroencephalography; Electromagnetic fields; Humans; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Magnetic stimulation; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Noninvasive Functional Source Imaging of the Brain and Heart and the International Conference on Functional Biomedical Imaging, 2007. NFSI-ICFBI 2007. Joint Meeting of the 6th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0949-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0949-5
DOI :
10.1109/NFSI-ICFBI.2007.4387753
