Acupuncture-Induced Blood Oxygenation Level-Dependent Signals in Awake and Anesthetized Volunteers: A Pilot Study

BACKGROUND:There are conflicting data regarding clinical efficacy of acupuncture applied while patients are under general anesthesia. We hypothesize that these conflicting data are a result of the inhibitory effect of anesthesia on acupuncture-induced central nervous system activity that can be demo