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中华针灸电子杂志 ›› 2025, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (04) : 133 -139. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-3240.2025.04.001

重点专题:针灸治疗脑病·述评

针灸脑科学理论体系:整合基础、内涵诠释与前景展望
石江伟(), 李桐, 孙淳   
  1. 300381 天津中医药大学第一附属医院针灸部;300381 天津,国家中医针灸临床医学研究中心
  • 收稿日期:2025-11-04 出版日期:2025-11-15
  • 通信作者: 石江伟
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(82374560); 天津市中医药重点领域科研项目(2023011)

Acupuncture and brain science: foundational integration, conceptual interpretation, and future perspectives

Jiangwei Shi(), Tong Li, Chun Sun   

  1. Department of Acupuncture, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, China; National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin 300381, China
  • Received:2025-11-04 Published:2025-11-15
  • Corresponding author: Jiangwei Shi
引用本文:

石江伟, 李桐, 孙淳. 针灸脑科学理论体系:整合基础、内涵诠释与前景展望[J/OL]. 中华针灸电子杂志, 2025, 14(04): 133-139.

Jiangwei Shi, Tong Li, Chun Sun. Acupuncture and brain science: foundational integration, conceptual interpretation, and future perspectives[J/OL]. Chinese Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion(Electronic Edition), 2025, 14(04): 133-139.

针灸作为中医学的关键治疗手段,其作用机制的科学阐释一直是医学界关注的焦点。随着脑科学领域研究技术的不断进步,针灸脑科学理论体系逐步形成并完善,架起了传统针灸经验医学与现代神经科学实证研究之间的桥梁。目前研究借助功能磁共振、脑电图及神经调控技术等先进研究手段,逐步揭示其神经生物学机制,明确针灸可通过调节脑功能活动,促进神经网络重组及激活,为针灸效应提供了内在的生理学解释。针对当前针灸脑科学理论体系发展所面临的一系列挑战,包括作用机制的高度复杂性、多靶点整合特性,以及研究范式和评价标准尚需统一等问题,系统整合多学科证据,厘清关键科学问题,并提出推动该领域向标准化、精准化发展的研究路径。

Acupuncture, as a cornerstone therapeutic modality within traditional Chinese medicine, has long attracted scholarly attention regarding the scientific elucidation of its mechanisms of action. With continuous advancements in research technologies within the field of brain science, a theoretical framework of acupuncture neuroscience has progressively taken shape and evolved, bridging the gap between empirical medical practices in traditional acupuncture and evidence-based research in modern neuroscience. Current studies, employing advanced methodologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and neuromodulation techniques, have gradually uncovered its neurobiological mechanisms. These investigations demonstrate that acupuncture can modulate cerebral functional activity and promote neural network reorganization and activation, thereby providing a physiological basis for its therapeutic effects. In light of the challenges facing the development of acupuncture neuroscience—including the high complexity of its mechanisms, multi-target integrative characteristics, as well as the need for standardized research paradigms and evaluation criteria—this analysis aims to systematically synthesize multidisciplinary evidence, clarify key scientific questions, and propose research pathways to advance the field toward more standardized and precise approaches.

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