This book introduces essential advances in acupuncture studies using multi-modality
neuroimaging which provides insights into how specific brain networks are involved in
acupuncture effects in humans. Stimulating different acupoints to treat various clinical
conditions is usually accompanied by multi-dimensional physiological as well as psychological
responses which are regulated by the central nervous system. The book addresses
disease-specific neural correlates and acupuncture-targeted regulatory encoding in the brain
and explains the temporal-spatial encoding in brain networks to clarify the acupuncture
mechanisms. By highlighting the targeting mechanisms of typical indications of acupuncture
this book provides a scientific explanation for acupuncture therapy.