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Electroacupuncture reduces posterior cingulate cortex activation and functional connectivity during food cue stimulation in overweight/obese subjects

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61431013, 81730016, 31670828), the Open Funding Project of National Key Laboratory of Human Factors Engineering (Grant Nos. 6142222190103), Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (Grant No. 2018JM3007), National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases (Grant No. 2015BAI13B07), and Xi’an Health Commission (Grant Nos. J201701009, J201901001).

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    1. Center for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, 710071, China

      Yang He, Karen M. von Deneen, Guanya Li, Mingzhu Xu & Yi Zhang

    2. Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Xi’an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xi’an, 710021, China

      Wenjing Zhang, Xiaoping Li & Yuanyuan Ren

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    He, Y., von Deneen, K.M., Li, G. et al. Electroacupuncture reduces posterior cingulate cortex activation and functional connectivity during food cue stimulation in overweight/obese subjects. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 63, 170106 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-019-2867-2

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