Electroacupuncture Exerts Analgesic Effects on Chronic Pain by Restoring Hyperactivity via Cannabinoid Type 1 Receptors in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Chronic Inflammatory
We know that acupuncture activates endorphins which help decrease pain, and that it also stimulates the vagus nerve from the periphery to the brainstem signalling the vagus. But this mechanism outlined in this study highlights the role of the brain
