A Spatial-Temporal Study of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on the Components during 17~60 ms by Electrical Acupuncture in Left LI 4[J]. Acupuncture research, 2000, (2): 112-116.
A Spatial-Temporal Study of Somatosensory Evoked Potentials on the Components during 17~60 ms by Electrical Acupuncture in Left LI 4[J]. Acupuncture research, 2000, (2): 112-116. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.2000.02.009.
By means of Electric Brain Signal Imaging 128 channel system (Model ESI 128)
we studied the somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) elicited by electrical acupuncture in left LI 4 and its near control point in high spatial temporal resolution. Result showed that
during 17~60 ms after the stimuli was given
① the whole cerebral cortex all responsed to the stimulation in LI 4; ② on the beginning negative potentials of N 1
the amplitude of SEP by LI 4 stimuli was lower than that by control point
While in the later potentials of N 2
the amplitude of SEP by LI 4 stimuli was markedly higher than that by control point. It proved that the exciting process in cerebral cortex after LI 4 might have some special properties
which might be related to the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture.