Neural Correlates to Acupressure

What is Acupressure?

Human Meridian Map

Acupuncture Analgesia

Objectives of my project

Our Study - The Somatosensory Pathway

Lateral Antebrachial Cutaneous

Supraradial Cutaneous

Anatomical Correlates

Our Model- The Barn Owl

Avian Lumbar Plexus

Evoked Potentials

Experimental Design

Typical Evoked Potential Curve

Experimental Protocol

EP to Tactile Vs. Non-Tactile

Stimulus Position Sensitivity

EPs before and after treatment

Variations in Waveforms

Summary

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