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.