Changed ACC-DMN functional connectivity after acupuncture with deqi for functional dyspepsia treatment

To clarify altered whole brain functional connectivity of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in functional dyspepsia (FD) patients, and then to explore cerebral influence of acupuncture with deqi treating for FD. Thirty-two FD patients and 35 healthy subjects (HS) were firstly scanned by the resting-state blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI) to compare differences of ACC-based functional...