DMN hub configurations preceding acupuncture and following acupuncture at ST36 or NAP within the alpha band (P<0.05, FDR corrected).

<p>The DMN hubs are indicated in red which are denoted as at least one standard deviation greater than the average degree of the network. The strength of the functional connectivity was expressed by the thickness of the green line. L, left; R, right; MFG, medial frontal gyrus; SFG, superior frontal gyrus; ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; PCC, posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus; STG, superior temporal gyrus; AG, angular gyrus; IPL, inferior parietal lobule; MTG, middle temporal gyrus.