Research on acupuncture points and cortical functional activation position in cats by infrared imaging detection

Shuwang Chen; Zhanyou Sha; Shuhai Wang; Huanming Wen

doi:10.1117/12.782691

17 January 2008 Research on acupuncture points and cortical functional activation position in cats by infrared imaging detection

Shuwang Chen, Zhanyou Sha, Shuhai Wang, Huanming Wen

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Proceedings Volume 6723, 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Optical Test and Measurement Technology and Equipment; 672306 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782691
Event: 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Large Mirrors and Telescopes, 2007, Chengdu, China

Abstract

The research of the brain cognition is mainly to find out the activation position in brain according to the stimulation at present in the world. The research regards the animals as the experimental objects and explores the stimulation response on the cerebral cortex of acupuncture. It provides a new method, which can detect the activation position on the creatural cerebral cortex directly by middle-far infrared imaging. According to the theory of local temperature situation, the difference of cortical temperature maybe associate with the excitement of cortical nerve cells, the metabolism of local tissue and the local hemal circulation. Direct naked detection of temperature variety on cerebral cortex is applied by middle and far infrared imaging technology. So the activation position is ascertained. The effect of stimulation response is superior to other indirect methods. After removing the skulls on the head, full of cerebral cortex of a cat are exposed. By observing the infrared images and measuring the temperatures of the visual cerebral cortex during the process of acupuncturing, the points are used to judge the activation position. The variety in the cortical functional sections is corresponding to the result of the acupuncture points in terms of infrared images and temperatures. According to experimental results, we know that the variety of a cortical functional section is corresponding to a special acupuncture point exactly.

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Shuwang Chen, Zhanyou Sha, Shuhai Wang, and Huanming Wen "Research on acupuncture points and cortical functional activation position in cats by infrared imaging detection", Proc. SPIE 6723, 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Optical Test and Measurement Technology and Equipment, 672306 (17 January 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.782691

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Cerebral cortex

Infrared imaging

Brain

Sensors

Infrared radiation

Skull

Digital signal processing

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