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Neuro-Anatomical Evaluation of Human Suitability for Rural and Urban Environment by Using fMRI

자연과 도시환경의 인체친화성에 대한 신경해부학적 평가: 기능적 자기공명영상법

  • Kim, Gwang-Won (Interdisciplinary Program of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Song, Jin-Kyu (Architectural Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Gwang-Woo (Interdisciplinary Program of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University)
  • 김광원 (전남대학교 대학원 의공학협동과정) ;
  • 송진규 (전남대학교 공과대학 건축학부) ;
  • 정광우 (전남대학교 대학원 의공학협동과정)
  • Received : 2010.12.23
  • Accepted : 2011.03.02
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify different cerebral areas of the human brain associated with rural and urban picture stimulation using a 3.0 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and further to investigate the human suitability for rural and urban environments. A total of 27 right-handed participants (mean age: $27.3{\pm}3.7$) underwent fMRI study on a 3.0T MR scanner. The brain activation patterns were induced by visual stimulation with each rural and urban sceneries. The participants were divided into two groups as 26 subjects favorable to rural scenery and 14 subjects unfavorable to urban scenery based on their filled-in questionnaire. The differences of the brain activation in response to two extreme types of pictures by the two sample t-test were characterized as follows: the activation areas observed in rural scenery over urban were the insula, middle frontal gyrus, precuneus, caudate nucleus, superior parietal gyrus, superior occipital gyrus, fusiform gyrus, and globus pallidus. In urban scenery over rural, the inferior frontal gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus, postcentral gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, amygdala, and posterior cingulate gyrus were activated. The fMRI patterns also clearly show that rural scenery elevated positive emotion such as happiness and comfort. On the contrary, urban scenery elevated negative emotion, resulting in activation of the amygdala which is the key region for the feelings of fear, anxiety and unpleasantness. This study evaluated differential cerebral areas of the human brain associated with rural and urban picture stimulation using a 3.0 Tesla fMRI. These findings will be useful as an objective evaluation guide to human suitability for ecological environments that are related to brain activation with joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure.

본 연구에서는 3.0 Tesla 기능적 자기공명영상법(function magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI)을 이용하여 자연과 도시풍경의 시각 자극에 따른 대뇌중추의 활성화 영역의 차이점을 규명하고, 아울러 대뇌 부위별 활성화 양상의 차이점을 정량적으로 분석하여 자연과 도시의 생활환경을 인체친화성과 관련하여 신경해부학적 측면에서 연구하고자 하였다. 오른손잡이 정상인 27명(평균 $27.3{\pm}3.7$세)을 대상으로 3.0T MRI를 사용하여 기능적 자기공명영상을 얻었다. 대뇌의 활성화를 유도하기 위한 시각 자극 패러다임은 3번의 휴지기와 2번의 활성기로 구성되어 있고, 각각의 휴지기와 활성기 지속시간은 30초와 120초로 하였다. 전체 피험자 27예의 설문결과를 바탕으로 자연풍경을 선호한 26예와 도시풍경을 비선호한 14예를 두 그룹으로 나눈 후 활성화 양상을 비교하였다. 자연과 도시풍경 간의 대뇌 활성화 양상을 비교한 결과, 도시풍경에 비하여 자연풍경을 보았을 때 유의한 수준(p<0.05)에서 활성화를 보인 영역은 뇌섬엽, 중전두회, 설전부, 미상핵, 상두정회, 상후두회, 방추상회, 창백핵이었으며, 도시풍경에서는 하전두회, 해마방회, 중심후회, 상측두회, 편도체, 후대상회 영역에서 우세한 활성화가 관찰되었다. 자연풍경에서는 도시풍경에 비해 주로 긍정적 정서와 관련된 영역에서 활성화가 나타난 반면, 도시풍경에서는 두려움, 공포, 불쾌감을 느낄 때 반응하는 편도체와 같은 부정적 정서와 관련된 영역에서 활성화가 나타났다. 본 연구에서는 3.0T 기능적 자기공명영상법 이용하여 자연과 도시풍경의 시각 자극에 따른 대뇌중추의 활성화 양상의 차이점을 신경해부학적인 측면에서 정성 정량적으로 평가할 수 있었고, 이러한 결과는 인간이 본능적으로 느낄 수 있는 희로애락의 감정에 따른 대뇌 활성화와 관련하여 생태환경의 인체 친화성과 쾌적성에 대한 객관적인 평가 지표로서 응용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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