From the meta - analyses focusing only on brain response to verum acupuncture stimuli, activation was noted in supramarginal gyrus, SII, pre-SMA, middle cigulate gyrus, insula, thalamus and precentral gyrus, while deactivation was noted in pregenual anterior cingulate, subgenual cortex, amygdala / hippocampal formation, vmPFC, nucleus accumbens and PCC. (journals.plos.org)
There was also less activity in an area called the supramarginal gyrus. (newscientist.com)
For example, stimulating an area close to the supramarginal gyrus can elicit out - of - body experiences. (newscientist.com)