Tiny Needles = Less Depression? How Acupuncture Boosts Antidepressants and Alters Brain Networks

Acupuncture.

Ah, yes, sticking these thin, tiny needles into random spots on the body.

How could that possibly do anything, right?

Well, no...

Stick a 1.5-millimeter needle under someone’s skin and tell them to press it.

If they’re on antidepressants, their depression might lift faster.

And their brain regions show improved functional connectivity!

Nope, I a…