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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2017.17.05.491

The Effect of White Noise and Pink Noise on the Brain Activity  

Kim, Byunghyun (상명대학교 일반대학원 감성공학과)
Whang, Mincheol (상명대학교 미래융합공학대학 휴먼지능정보공학과)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.17, no.5, 2017 , pp. 491-498 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is to determine the significant effect of white and pink noise on brain. The brain synchronization has been analyzed under the condition of non-noise, white nose and pink noise(male 10, female 10, mean age $23.3{\pm}2.14$). As a result of analysis, pink noise stimulus, alpha, low beta band, and high beta band were significantly decreased than non-noise and white noise. In addition, these brain response pattern significantly increased at frontal lobe and temporal lobe, and dominated on the right hemisphere. This result is considered to be useful of sound design in driving quality of human life on the basis of neuroscience.
Keywords
1/f; Pink Noise; White Noise; Sound; EEG; Creative Cognition;
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