Fig. 3From: Blood pressure-independent increase in the cortical cerebral blood flow induced by manual acupuncture of the auricular region in ratsEffect of the severance of somatic nerves that innervate the auricular region on the rCBF and MAP responses following acupuncture stimulation of the auricular region. a, b Sample recordings of the rCBF in the contralateral frontal cortex and MAP. c, d Summary of changes in the rCBF (in the contralateral frontal cortex) and MAP during the 60-s stimulation (n = 8, obtained from 4 rats). **p < 0.01; significantly different from the pre-stimulus control values using a paired t-test. Other details are presented in Fig. 2Back to article page