Vitaly Napadow

A biomechanical model of sagittal tongue bending.

Patient characteristics for outpatient acupuncture in Beijing, China.

Effects of electroacupuncture versus manual acupuncture on the human brain as measured by fMRI.

A systematic study of acupuncture practice: acupoint usage in an outpatient setting in Beijing, China.

Three-dimensional muscular architecture of the human tongue determined in vivo with diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging.

The integrated response of the human cerebro-cerebellar and limbic systems to acupuncture stimulation at ST 36 as evidenced by fMRI.

Somatosensory cortical plasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome--a cross-sectional fMRI evaluation.

Mapping complex myoarchitecture in the bovine tongue with diffusion-spectrum magnetic resonance imaging.

Somatosensory cortical plasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome treated by acupuncture.

Automated brainstem co-registration (ABC) for MRI.

Three-dimensional myoarchitecture of the bovine tongue demonstrated by diffusion spectrum magnetic resonance imaging with tractography.

Neurobiological correlates of acupuncture: November 17-18, 2005.

Controversies in acupuncture research: selection of controls and outcome measures in acupuncture clinical trials.

Do the neural correlates of acupuncture and placebo effects differ?

Correlating acupuncture FMRI in the human brainstem with heart rate variability.

Neuroimaging acupuncture effects in the human brain.

Characterization of the "deqi" response in acupuncture.

Anatomical basis of lingual hydrostatic deformation.

Acupuncture de qi, from qualitative history to quantitative measurement.

Acupuncture modulates resting state connectivity in default and sensorimotor brain networks.

Brain correlates of autonomic modulation: combining heart rate variability with fMRI.

Spatiotemporal mapping the neural correlates of acupuncture with MEG.

Society for Acupuncture Research: 2007 conference report: "The status and future of acupuncture research: 10 years post-NIH Consensus Conference".

The status and future of acupuncture mechanism research.

Time-variant fMRI activity in the brainstem and higher structures in response to acupuncture.

Physiological recordings: basic concepts and implementation during functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Brain encoding of acupuncture sensation--coupling on-line rating with fMRI.

Traditional Chinese acupuncture and placebo (sham) acupuncture are differentiated by their effects on mu-opioid receptors (MORs).

Acupuncture mobilizes the brain's default mode and its anti-correlated network in healthy subjects.

Resolving paradoxes in acupuncture research: a roundtable discussion.

Elevated insular glutamate in fibromyalgia is associated with experimental pain.

Intrinsic brain connectivity in fibromyalgia is associated with chronic pain intensity.

Paradoxes in acupuncture research: strategies for moving forward.

Acupuncture in critically ill patients improves delayed gastric emptying: a randomized controlled trial.

Quantitative markers for neuropsychiatric disease: give it a rest.

Static and dynamic autonomic response with increasing nausea perception.

Neural correlates of chronic low back pain measured by arterial spin labeling.

Differences in cortical response to acupressure and electroacupuncture stimuli.

Alternatives to prokinetics to move the pylorus and colon.

Decreased intrinsic brain connectivity is associated with reduced clinical pain in fibromyalgia.

Acupuncture compared with oral antihistamine for type I hypersensitivity itch and skin response in adults with atopic dermatitis: a patient- and examiner-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.

The brain circuitry underlying the temporal evolution of nausea in humans.

Multi-parameter autonomic-based pain assessment: more is more?

Disentangling linear and nonlinear brain responses to evoked deep tissue pain.

Spatio-temporal mapping cortical neuroplasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome.

Default mode network connectivity encodes clinical pain: an arterial spin labeling study.

The Brain Circuitry Mediating Antipruritic Effects of Acupuncture.

Sustained deep-tissue pain alters functional brain connectivity.

The missing link: enhanced functional connectivity between amygdala and visceroceptive cortex in migraine.

The autonomic brain: an activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis for central processing of autonomic function.

Acupuncture-evoked response in somatosensory and prefrontal cortices predicts immediate pain reduction in carpal tunnel syndrome.

S1 is associated with chronic low back pain: a functional and structural MRI study.

Phenotype matters: the absence of a positive association between cortical thinning and chronic low back pain when controlling for salient clinical variables.

Pregabalin rectifies aberrant brain chemistry, connectivity, and functional response in chronic pain patients.

Neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture.

Disrupted brain circuitry for pain-related reward/punishment in fibromyalgia.

Reply: To PMID 24449585.

Functional deficits in carpal tunnel syndrome reflect reorganization of primary somatosensory cortex.

Pressure Pain Sensitivity and Insular Combined Glutamate and Glutamine (Glx) Are Associated with Subsequent Clinical Response to Sham But Not Traditional Acupuncture in Patients Who Have Chronic Pain.

Acupuncture Evoked Response in Contralateral Somatosensory Cortex Reflects Peripheral Nerve Pathology of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Altered resting state connectivity of the insular cortex in individuals with fibromyalgia.

Phantom acupuncture: dissociating somatosensory and cognitive/affective components of acupuncture stimulation with a novel form of placebo acupuncture.

Brain Circuitry Supporting Multi-Organ Autonomic Outflow in Response to Nausea.

Decreased peripheral and central responses to acupuncture stimulation following modification of body ownership.

Disrupted functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in chronic low back pain.

Disruption of thalamic functional connectivity is a neural correlate of dexmedetomidine-induced unconsciousness.

Neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture 2014.

Evidence for brain glial activation in chronic pain patients.

What has functional connectivity and chemical neuroimaging in fibromyalgia taught us about the mechanisms and management of 'centralized' pain?

Evoked itch perception is associated with changes in functional brain connectivity.

The somatosensory link in fibromyalgia: functional connectivity of the primary somatosensory cortex is altered by sustained pain and is associated with clinical/autonomic dysfunction.

Manual and electrical needle stimulation in acupuncture research: pitfalls and challenges of heterogeneity.

Fibromyalgia is characterized by altered frontal and cerebellar structural covariance brain networks.

Placebo-induced somatic sensations: a multi-modal study of three different placebo interventions.

The lateral prefrontal cortex mediates the hyperalgesic effects of negative cognitions in chronic pain patients.

The imagined itch: brain circuitry supporting nocebo-induced itch in atopic dermatitis patients.

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Autonomic Disorders.

Combining sudomotor nerve impulse estimation with fMRI to investigate the central sympathetic response to nausea.

Unanticipated Insights into Biomedicine from the Study of Acupuncture.

Primary somatosensory/motor cortical thickness distinguishes paresthesia-dominant from pain-dominant carpal tunnel syndrome.

Association of Alterations in Gray Matter Volume With Reduced Evoked-Pain Connectivity Following Short-Term Administration of Pregabalin in Patients With Fibromyalgia.

Dynamic brain-to-brain concordance and behavioral mirroring as a mechanism of the patient-clinician interaction.

Migraine and Puberty: Potential Susceptible Brain Sites.

Neuroimaging brainstem circuitry supporting cardiovagal response to pain: a combined heart rate variability/ultrahigh-field (7 T) functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) on Brain Connectivity Supporting Catastrophizing in Fibromyalgia.

Reduced insula habituation associated with amplification of trigeminal brainstem input in migraine.

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is characterized by altered functional brain connectivity of the insular cortex: A cross-comparison with migraine and healthy adults.

Dexmedetomidine Disrupts the Local and Global Efficiencies of Large-scale Brain Networks.

Challenges and opportunities for brainstem neuroimaging with ultrahigh field MRI.

Motion sickness increases functional connectivity between visual motion and nausea-associated brain regions.

Painful After-Sensations in Fibromyalgia are Linked to Catastrophizing and Differences in Brain Response in the Medial Temporal Lobe.

Rewiring the primary somatosensory cortex in carpal tunnel syndrome with acupuncture.

Modulation of brainstem activity and connectivity by respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation in migraine patients.

Pharmacological Modulation of Noradrenergic Arousal Circuitry Disrupts Functional Connectivity of the Locus Ceruleus in Humans.

Influence of the patient-practitioner interaction context on acupuncture outcomes in functional dyspepsia: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

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The National Cancer Institute's Conference on Acupuncture for Symptom Management in Oncology: State of the Science, Evidence, and Research Gaps.

Encoding of Self-Referential Pain Catastrophizing in the Posterior Cingulate Cortex in Fibromyalgia.

Editorial: Functional Connectivity: Dissecting the Relationship Between the Brain and "Pain Centralization" in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Brain Correlates of Continuous Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis as Measured by Pulsed Arterial Spin Labeling.

Enhancing treatment of osteoarthritis knee pain by boosting expectancy: A functional neuroimaging study.

Brain glial activation in fibromyalgia - A multi-site positron emission tomography investigation.

Interactive effects of pain catastrophizing and mindfulness on pain intensity in women with fibromyalgia.

Brain Mechanisms of Anticipated Painful Movements and Their Modulation by Manual Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain.

The relationship between catastrophizing and altered pain sensitivity in patients with chronic low-back pain.

Machine learning-based prediction of clinical pain using multimodal neuroimaging and autonomic metrics.

The influence of respiration on brainstem and cardiovagal response to auricular vagus nerve stimulation: A multimodal ultrahigh-field (7T) fMRI study.

Somatotopically specific primary somatosensory connectivity to salience and default mode networks encodes clinical pain.

Imaging of neuroinflammation in migraine with aura: A [C]PBR28 PET/MRI study.

Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain: Recommendations to Medicare/Medicaid from the Society for Acupuncture Research.

Visual network alterations in brain functional connectivity in chronic low back pain: A resting state functional connectivity and machine learning study.

Identifying brain regions associated with the neuropathology of chronic low back pain: a resting-state amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation study.

Abnormal medial prefrontal cortex functional connectivity and its association with clinical symptoms in chronic low back pain.

Multivariate resting-state functional connectivity predicts responses to real and sham acupuncture treatment in chronic low back pain.

Inadequate description of placebo and sham controls in a systematic review of recent trials.

Brainstem neuroimaging of nociception and pain circuitries.

Corrigendum to 'Multivariate resting-state functional connectivity predicts responses to real and sham acupuncture treatment in chronic low back pain' Neuroimage Clinical, 23, 2019, 101885.

Corrigendum to "Multivariate resting-state functional connectivity predicts responses to real and sham acupuncture treatment in chronic low back pain" [Neuroimage Clinical 23 (2019) 101885].

Mindfulness in migraine: A narrative review.

Magnetic resonance imaging of neuroinflammation in chronic pain: a role for astrogliosis?

Editorial: Neural Substrates of Acupuncture: From Peripheral to Central Nervous System Mechanisms.

Aberrant Salience? Brain Hyperactivation in Response to Pain Onset and Offset in Fibromyalgia.

In-vivo imaging of neuroinflammation in veterans with Gulf War illness.

Striatal hypofunction as a neural correlate of mood alterations in chronic pain patients.

Impact of sex and depressed mood on the central regulation of cardiac autonomic function.

Extra-Axial Inflammatory Signal in Parameninges in Migraine with Visual Aura.

Electrical stimulation of cranial nerves in cognition and disease.

Reduced tactile acuity in chronic low back pain is linked with structural neuroplasticity in primary somatosensory cortex and is modulated by acupuncture therapy.

Stimulus frequency modulates brainstem response to respiratory-gated transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation.

Impaired mesocorticolimbic connectivity underlies increased pain sensitivity in chronic low back pain.

Acupuncture Treatment Modulates the Connectivity of Key Regions of the Descending Pain Modulation and Reward Systems in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Inpainting as a Technique for Estimation of Missing Voxels in Brain Imaging.

The mindful migraine: does mindfulness-based stress reduction relieve episodic migraine?

The association between daily physical exercise and pain among women with fibromyalgia: the moderating role of pain catastrophizing.

Distinct thalamocortical network dynamics are associated with the pathophysiology of chronic low back pain.

Brief Self-Compassion Training Alters Neural Responses to Evoked Pain for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.

Neural activations during self-related processing in patients with chronic pain and effects of a brief self-compassion training - A pilot study.

Author Correction: Distinct thalamocortical network dynamics are associated with the pathophysiology of chronic low back pain.

TIDieR-Placebo: A guide and checklist for reporting placebo and sham controls.

Thalamic neuroinflammation as a reproducible and discriminating signature for chronic low back pain.

What Should Clinicians Tell Patients about Placebo and Nocebo Effects? Practical Considerations Based on Expert Consensus.

Feasibility of Auricular Field Stimulation in Fibromyalgia: Evaluation by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Randomized Trial.

Greater Somatosensory Afference With Acupuncture Increases Primary Somatosensory Connectivity and Alleviates Fibromyalgia Pain via Insular γ-Aminobutyric Acid: A Randomized Neuroimaging Trial.

Increased Salience Network Connectivity Following Manual Therapy is Associated with Reduced Pain in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.

Neuroimaging Somatosensory and Therapeutic Alliance Mechanisms Supporting Acupuncture.

Thalamic neurometabolite alterations in patients with knee osteoarthritis before and after total knee replacement.

"Consensus on Placebo and Nocebo Effects Connects Science with Practice:" Reply to "Questioning the Consensus on Placebo and Nocebo Effects".

Measuring the success of blinding in placebo-controlled trials: Should we be so quick to dismiss it?

Modifiable Psychological Factors Affecting Functioning in Fibromyalgia.

Acupuncture Research in Animal Models: Rationale, Needling Methods and the Urgent Need for a Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture-Standards for Reporting Interventions in Acupuncture Using Animal Models Adaptation.

Non-uniform gastric wall kinematics revealed by 4D Cine magnetic resonance imaging in humans.

International Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020).

3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging reveals links between brain metabolites and multidimensional pain features in fibromyalgia.

[C]PBR28 radiotracer kinetics are not driven by alterations in cerebral blood flow.

Respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation (RAVANS) modulates brain response to stress in major depression.

Neuroimmune signatures in chronic low back pain subtypes.

The "self" in pain: high levels of schema-enmeshment worsen fibromyalgia impact.

Dynamic Functional Brain Connectivity Underlying Temporal Summation of Pain in Fibromyalgia.

S1 Brain Connectivity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Underlies Median Nerve and Functional Improvement Following Electro-Acupuncture.

Turning Point: A Review of Key Research and Engagement in 2021.

Patient-clinician brain concordance underlies causal dynamics in nonverbal communication and negative affective expressivity.

The Effects of Combined Respiratory-Gated Auricular Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulation and Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.

Comparison of test-retest reliability of BOLD and pCASL fMRI in a two-center study.

Skin Temperature of Acupoints in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review.

Cine gastric MRI reveals altered Gut-Brain Axis in Functional Dyspepsia: gastric motility is linked with brainstem-cortical fMRI connectivity.

Percutaneous electric nerve field stimulation alters cortical thickness in a pilot study of veterans with fibromyalgia.

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental and physical wellbeing in women with fibromyalgia: a longitudinal mixed-methods study.

Challenges and Perspectives of Mapping Locus Coeruleus Activity in the Rodent with High-Resolution fMRI.

Response to "Technical advances allow in-depth understanding of the gut-brain interaction - yet important caveats remain".

Study protocol for a phase II, double-blind, randomised controlled trial of cannabidiol (CBD) compared with placebo for reduction of brain neuroinflammation in adults with chronic low back pain.

Increased insula response to interoceptive attention following mindfulness training is associated with increased body trusting among patients with depression.

Correcting cardiorespiratory noise in resting-state functional MRI data acquired in critically ill patients.

Optimization of respiratory-gated auricular vagus afferent nerve stimulation for the modulation of blood pressure in hypertension.

Assessing the potential anti-neuroinflammatory effect of minocycline in chronic low back pain: Protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Editorial: Neural substrates of acupuncture: From peripheral to central nervous system mechanisms, volume II.

Hypothetical model ignores many important pathophysiologic mechanisms in fibromyalgia.

Attenuated facial movement in depressed women is associated with symptom severity, and nucleus accumbens functional connectivity.

Brain-to-brain mechanisms underlying pain empathy and social modulation of pain in the patient-clinician interaction.

Thalamic neurometabolite alterations in chronic low back pain: a common phenomenon across musculoskeletal pain conditions?

A Randomized Controlled Neuroimaging Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Fibromyalgia Pain.

Large-scale momentary brain co-activation patterns are associated with hyperalgesia and mediate focal neurochemistry and cross-network functional connectivity in fibromyalgia.

Graded brain fMRI response to somatic and visual acupuncture stimulation.

Causal influence of brainstem response to transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on cardiovagal outflow.

Birth of the Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint Research.

[11C]-PBR28 positron emission tomography signal as an imaging marker of joint inflammation in knee osteoarthritis.

The critical need, importance, and value of mechanistic Force-Based Manipulations research.

Neuroimmune activation and increased brain aging in chronic pain patients after the COVID-19 pandemic onset.