J4 ›› 2012, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (01): 81-88.

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Evolution of Brain Functional Network Properties during Acupuncture

WANG Haiyang1,2, WANG Jiang1, LI Hongli1, WEI Xile1, DENG Bin1   

  1. 1. School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;2. Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Baicheng Normal College, Baicheng 137000, Jilin Province, China
  • Received:2011-01-16 Online:2012-01-26 Published:2012-03-06
  • Contact: WANG Jiang E-mail:jiangwang@tju.edu.cn

Abstract:

Function brain network was built according to electroencephalogram (EEG) data. Using some specific methods (such as functionality network chart, cluster coefficient, degree distribution, entropy, etc), we analyzed the five functional networks, and discovered how acupuncture works. The results show that correlation between each node and network structure changed clearly before, during  and after the acupuncture. Our conclusion is that acupuncture is able to affect the firing properties of the central nervous system, and make the information transmission in the brain functional sections stronger.

Key words: acupuncture, functional network, cluster coefficient; comentropy

CLC Number: 

  • TP391