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| Title |
Activity in the primary somatosensory cortex induced by reflexological stimulation is unaffected by pseudo-information: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-13-114 |
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| Authors |
Naoki Miura, Yuko Akitsuki, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Ryuta Kawashima |
| Abstract |
Reflexology is an alternative medical practice that produces beneficial effects by applying pressure to specific reflex areas. Our previous study suggested that reflexological stimulation induced cortical activation in somatosensory cortex corresponding to the stimulated reflex area; however, we could not rule out the possibility of a placebo effect resulting from instructions given during the experimental task. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate how reflexological stimulation of the reflex area is processed in the primary somatosensory cortex when correct and pseudo-information about the reflex area is provided. Furthermore, the laterality of activation to the reflexological stimulation was investigated. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 7% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 28 | 93% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 52 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Greece | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 15% |
| Other | 6 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 8 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 17% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Psychology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 8% |
| Unknown | 17 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 58. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 August 2018.
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#722,718
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#98
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#5,099
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#2
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