基于脑电的针灸效应机制研究进展

Research progress on mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion based on EEG analysis

针灸疗法是补充和替代医学中被广泛使用的疗法之一,操作简便,安全性高,临床疗效较为显著。脑电图作为一种神经影像技术,具有较高的时间分辨率,可以实时监测脑功能活动,近年来逐渐被应用于针灸脑效应机制的研究。通过文献分析发现脑电的检测与分析主要应用于研究经穴效应特异性,探索不同穴位的针灸脑电响应特征;研究针灸效应的作用机制,探索生理状态下针灸的脑电响应特征与病理状态下针灸的脑电作用机制;研究针灸效应的影响因素,从脑电的角度分析不同的特异性或非特异性影响因素对针灸疗法的影响;研究针灸疗效的预测,探究使用脑电指标作为针灸预后的客观评价指标的可能。综述探讨脑电在针灸科学研究中的应用,为脑电在针灸疗法的科学研究与临床应用中提供证据。

Acupuncture is one of the widely used therapies within the realm of complementary and alternative medicine due to its ease of operation,safety and notable clinical effectiveness.Electroencephalogram(EEG)serves as a neuroimaging technique characterized by its ability to provide high temporal resolution.This technique enables the real-time monitoring of brain functional activities and has been increasingly employed in research to investigate the mechanism underlying the effects of acupuncture on the brain within recent years.Literature review revealed that the EEG detection and analysis are mainly employed to investigate the specificity of meridian and acupoint effects.This approach aims to explore the EEG response patterns associated with acupuncture at various acupoints as well as to examine the mechanism underlying the effect of acupuncture.Furthermore,the analysis could applied to elucidate the EEG response characteristics of acupuncture in both physiological state and pathological states;to study the determinants of acupuncture efficacy and assess the influence of various specific or non-specific factors on the acupuncture therapy from the EEG perspective;to study the prediction of acupuncture effectiveness and to explore the potential application of EEG markers as a quantitative assessment measure for predicting acupuncture prognosis.This study provides an overview of the application of EEG in the scientific research of acupuncture and provides evidence for the scientific research and clinical application of EEG in acupuncture therapy.