Scalp acupuncture is a unique acupuncture method, developed based on the cerebral cortex localization. Neuroimaging technology enables the combination of contemporary brain science findings with the studies of scalp stimulation sites. In this study, based on the neuroimaging literature retrieved from Neurosynth platform, the scalp stimulation targets of common psychiatric diseases are developed, which provides the stimulation target protocol of scalp acupuncture for anxiety, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. The paper introduces the functions of the brain areas that are involved in each target and closely related to the diseases, and lists the therapeutic methods of common acupuncture and scalp acupuncture for each disease so as to provide the references for clinical practice. These targets can be used not only for the stimulation of scalp acupuncture, but also for the different neuromodulation techniques to treat related diseases.
头针是一种基于大脑皮层功能定位提出的独特针灸疗法，而神经影像学技术为当代脑科学的研究成果与头皮刺激位点研究的结合提供了可能。本研究基于Neurosynth平台检索得到的神经影像学相关文献拟定常见精神疾病的头皮刺激靶点，为焦虑症、躁郁症/双相情感障碍、重度抑郁症、创伤后应激障碍提供头针刺激靶点方案，并介绍每个靶点所在脑区与该疾病密切相关的功能，列举各个疾病现行针灸/头针治疗方法，以供临床参考和应用。同时，这些靶点不仅可以用于头针刺激，也可用于不同神经调控技术治疗相关疾病。.
Keywords: brain stimulation targets; brain-related diseases; neuroimaging; neuromodulation targets; psychiatric diseases; scalp acupuncture.