Other peer-reviewed papers:

Other peer-reviewed papers: 

  1. Kong J, A hypothesis on the corresponding brain centers of acupuncture meridians. J Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 1991; 7:11-13. 
  1. Kong J, A discussion on the phenomenon of sleeping induced by propagated sensation along meridians. J Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1991; 14:23-25. 
  1. Kong J, A discussion on mechanism of the propagated sensation along meridians.  J Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1992; 16:67-68. 
  1. Wei HF, Lawrence CL, Kong J. The substance and properties of Meridians: a review of modern research. Acupuncture Med, 1999; 17:134-139. 
  1. McManus CA, Schnyer RN, Kong J, Nguyen LT, Nam BY, Goldman R, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ. Sham acupuncture devices: practical advice for researchers. Acupuncture Med, 2007; 25(l-2):36-40. 
  1. Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Polich, J, Kirsch I, Gollub RL. Placebo analgesia: findings from brain imaging studies and emerging hypotheses. Rev Neurosci, 2007; 18(3-4):173-190, PMID: 18019605 (invited review). 
  1. Huang T, Kong J, Huang X, Xu YH. Some misunderstandings of de qi phenomenon: from historic review to experimental study. Chinese Acupuncture, 2008; 28(2):105-109, PMID: 18405153 (no PMC). 
  1. Gollub RL, Kong J. For placebo effects in medicine, seeing is believing. Sci Transl Med. 3, 2011: 70ps5. 
  1. Rong PJ, Fang JL, Wang LP, Meng H,  Liu J, Ma YG,  Ben H, Li L, Liu RP, Huang ZX , Li X, Zhu B,  Kong J. Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of depression: a study protocol for a double blinded randomized clinical trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012; 12:255. 
  1. Chae YB, Chang DS, Lee SH, Jung WM, Lee IS,  Jackson S, Kong J, Lee H, Park HJ, Lee H, Wallraven C, Inserting needles into the body: a meta-analysis of brain activity associated with acupuncture needle stimulation. Pain, 2013; 14(3):215-222. 
  1. Zhu D, Gao Y, Chang JL, Kong J. Placebo acupuncture devices: considerations for acupuncture research. eCAM, 2013; 2013:628907. doi: 10.1155/2013/628907. 
  1. Zhu D, Freeman S, Kong J. Acupuncture treatment of substance use disorders. Integrative Med, 2013, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 
  1. Sabatier I, Chabrier S, Brun A, Hees L, Cheylus A, Gollub R, Hadjikhani N, Kong J, des Portes V, Floret D, Curie A. Stroke by carotid artery complete occlusion in Kawasaki Disease: Case report and review of literature. Pediatr Neurol. 2013 Oct 3. pii: S0887-8994(13)00531-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.08.011. 
  1. Takakura N, Takayama, M, Kawase A, Kaptchuk, T, Kong J, Yajima H. Design of a randomized acupuncture trial on functional neck/shoulder stiffness with two placebo controls.  BMC Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2014; 14:246. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-246. 
  1. Kong J, Sun S. Brain imaging study on acupuncture: where we are and where we are headed? Chin J Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2014; 5(6) 401-407. 
  1. Kong J, Jorgenson K. Complexity and challenges of acupuncture research. Acupuncture Research, 2016, 41; 389-395. 
  1. Zhao X, Xu M, Jorgenson K, Kong J. Neurochemical changes in patients with chronic low back pain detected by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy: A systematic review. Neuroimage Clinical, 2017; 13: 33–38. 
  1. Nishiwaki M, Takayama M, Yajima H, Nasu M, Kong J, Takakura N. The Japanese version of the Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale: A validation study. eCAM, 2017, Article ID 7093967. 
  1. Yu J, Kong J. Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: a promising method for treatment of autism spectrum disorders. Frontiers in Neurology, 2017; doi:10.3389/fnins.2016.00609. 
  1. Kong XJ, Wang BK, Park J, Kong J. Introduction of a new video-based eye tracking paradigm for early detection of ASD. N A J Med Sci. 2017;10(4):133-135. 
  1. Kong J, Fang JL, Park J, Li SY, Rong PJ. Treating depression with transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation: State of the art and future perspectives. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018; doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00020. 
  1. Kong J, Wilson J, Park J, Pereira K, Walpole C, Yeung A, Treating depression with Tai Chi: State of the art and future perspectives, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019; 10: 237. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00237 
  1. Zou LY, Zhang Y, Yang L, Loprinzi P, Yeung A, Kong J, Chen K, Song W, Xiao T, Li H, Are Mindful Exercises Safe and Beneficial for Treating Chronic Lower Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2019, 8(5): 628. doi: 10.3390/jcm8050628 
  1. Chen XR, Cui JB, Li R, Norton R, Park J, Kong J, and Yeung A, Dao Yin (aka Qigong): Origin, Development, Potential Mechanisms, and Clinical Applications eCAM, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/3705120 
  1. Shi D, Clement D, Bhonde R, Ikegawa S, Mascarenhas VV, Di Matteo B, Indelli PF, Kourkoumelis N, Rodríguez-Merchán EC, Sheykhhasan M, Fu FH, Aurélio Vaz M, Kong J, Kingue Azantsa BG, Ye C, Halabchi F, Cornish SM, Hausmann LRM, Campos ALS, de Jesus CCL, Jorgensen C, Ilieva EM, Wang W, Martínez LV, Ahn H, Shirinsky IV, Cheung C, Knutsen G, Petersen W, Lane NE, Cai H, Xu W, Wu J, Lu J, Zhang Y, Jiang Q. Society for translational medicine-expert consensus on the treatment of osteoarthritis. Annals of Joint 4, 2020. doi: 10.21037/aoj.2019.12.13 
  1. Amanzio M, Howick J, Kong J. How do NOCEBO PHENOMENA provide a theoretical framework for the COVID-19 pandemic? Frontiers in Psychology, 2020, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.589884 
  1. Kong J, Eshel M.N, Applying the Power of the Mind in Acupuncture Treatment of Pain, Medical Acupuncture, 2020. 32(6): p. 367-372. 
  1. Kong J, Can mind-body exercises be a solution for an aging / aged society? Brain Behav Immun, 2021. doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2021.05.029.