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Pupillary response induced by acupuncture stimulation--an experimental study.(Papers)(Clinical report)
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Acupuncture in Medicine
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Mori, Hidetoshi; Ueda, Shoichi; Kuge, Hiroshi; Taniwaki, Eiichi; Tanaka, Tim Hideaki; Adachi, Kiyoshi; Nishijo, Kazushi
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Abstract
Objectives To investigate whether acupuncture stimulation affects autonomic nerve function by measuring pupil diameters with electronic pupillography.
Methods Two studies were conducted (Experiment 1 and 2) in the Tsukuba University of Technology, Tsukuba, Japan. Experiment 1 examined the responses before, during and after acupuncture. Experiment 2 compared acupuncture and a no acupuncture control in a two period, repeated measurement crossover design. Twelve healthy male university students were recruited for Experiment 1 and nine healthy male university students for Experiment 2. The intervention was superficial acupuncture at the acupuncture point TE5. ...