develop a proper treatment for this neurological disease in the aging society. This
observational study investigated the effects of acupuncture therapy on MCI patients. Eleven
healthy individuals and eleven MCI patients were recruited for this study. Oxy-and deoxy-
hemoglobin signals in the prefrontal cortex during working-memory tasks were monitored
using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Before acupuncture treatment, working-memory …