Trial reportHuman brain mapping2023
The increased inter-brain neural synchronization in prefrontal cortex between simulated patient and acupuncturist during acupuncture stimulation: Evidence from functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- The increased inter-brain neural synchronization in prefrontal cortex between simulated patient and acupuncturist during acupuncture stimulation: Evidence from functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning.Human brain mapping · 2023Trial
- Bridging Lab and Life: A Dual-Person Paradigm for Social Interaction Research.Psychophysiology · 2026Article
- Decoding the mechanisms of acupuncture by neuroimaging: an integrated review from networks to molecules.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Analysis of the application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in acupuncture research: a review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- A practical guide to EEG hyperscanning in joint action research: from motivation to implementation.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2024Review
- Improving Delphi Process in Acupuncture Decision Making: Overall Descriptions and Quality Assessment of Delphi Reports.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
- Increased Interpersonal Brain Synchronization in Romantic Couples Is Associated with Higher Honesty: An fNIRS Hyperscanning Study.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Applications of functional near-infrared spectroscopy in non-drug therapy of traditional Chinese medicine: a review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Hyperscanning fNIRS data analysis using multiregression dynamic models: an illustration in a violin duo.Frontiers in computational neuroscience · 2023Article
- Methodological issues of the central mechanism of two classic acupuncture manipulations based on fNIRS: suggestions for a pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
The patient-acupuncturist interaction was a critical influencing factor for acupuncture effects but its mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the inter-brain mechanism of patient-acupuncturist dyad during acupuncture stimulation in a naturalistic clinical setting. Seventy healthy subjects (simulated "patients") were randomly assigned to two groups and received verum acupuncture group or sham acupuncture by one acupuncturist. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy hyperscanning was used to simultaneously record the neural responses of "patient"-acupuncturist dyad during acupuncture stimulation in each group. The results showed that inter-brain neural synchronization (INS) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of "patient"-acupuncturist dyad was significantly increased during verum but not sham acupuncture stimuli, and positively correlated with the needling sensations of "patients." Granger causality analysis demonstrated that there were no significant differences in INS direction between the "patient" and the acupuncturist. This study identified the increase of INS between "patient" and acupuncturist, and suggested that PFC was important to the interaction of "patient"-acupuncturist dyad.
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