ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2026
Electroacupuncture-based vagal stimulation attenuates epileptic seizures through a body-brain circuit.
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- From a beautiful circuit to a viable therapy: Addressing the translational chasm in acupuncture-based neuromodulation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Reply to Huang and Dong: Circuit insights unlock translational potential of peripheral electroacupuncture for epilepsy.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Bridging physics and biology in acupuncture: flexible multimodal bioelectronics for decoding the deqi microenvironment.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
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Vagus nerve stimulation offers a promising strategy for seizure control but remains limited by its invasive delivery. Here, we reveal electroacupuncture (EA), an ancient neuromodulatory technique rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, at specific somatic acupoints linked to the vagal-brain axis to treat epilepsy and delineate the precise underlying neural mechanisms. We demonstrate that EA at the
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