Acupuncture Alters Brain's Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity in Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Randomised Controlled Neuroimaging Trial.

"Conflicts of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest."

"We are indebted to our patients for generously supporting our study. We would like to thank Dr. Mingsheng Lyu for providing picture processing help and thank Lekai Luo for his guidance in data processing. This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81873257) and the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (Grant No. 7182104)."

" Acupuncture has the potential to modulate abnormal temporal properties and promote the balance of separation and integration of brain function. True acupoint stimulation may have a more positive effect on regulating the brain's dynamic function. Clinical Trial Registration . This trial is registered with Chinese Clinical Trials Registry ( ChiCTR1800016263 )."