Acupuncture at the Taixi activates cerebral neurons in old patients with MCI

(Neural Regeneration Research) Previous findings have demonstrated that acupuncture at the Taixi acupoint in healthy youths can activate neurons in cognitive-related cerebral cortex. In a perspective article released in the Neural Regeneration Research, Dr. Shangjie Chen and co-workers at Baoan Hospital, Southern Medical University, China investigated whether acupuncture at this acupoint in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment can also activate neurons in these regions.