• Journal of Life Science
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.306-316
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• 2002

The ultrastructural change of sciatic nerve and immunohistochemical changes of NGF, PCNA were studied at the transplanted segment of intravascular cultured neural stem cell in the rat sciatic nerve by 5 months after the sciatic nerve transection. The transplanted intravascular neural stem cells were differentiated into Schwann reals at the 20th day and these cells began to regenerate by the proliferation and hypertrophy. There were many remyelinating Schwann cells in the transplanted nerve in term of stimulation. According to NGF finding, we suggest preexisting Schwann cells may induce the differentiation of neural stem cells into regenerating Schwann cells. Electron microscopic changes were the remyelinating appearance, the increase of intraaxonal microtubules and enlarged mitochondria and contacting tell processes each other.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.37-43
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• 1991

The nerve impulse pattern of Chorda tympani(CT) of cat was tested with Monosodium glutamate(MSG) solutions as well as some basic taste substances applied on the tongue of cat. The effect of MSG applied in the tongue prior to the stimulation of other taste substances was also investigated. The response impulse frequency of CT of cat was changed by the kind and concentration of taste substances. The response to citric acid was the highest among the tested substances, NaCl, KCl and MSG showed similar responses. When different concentrations of MSG were applied on the tongue prior to other substances, the response to NaCl increased with the maximum response at the MSG concentration of 0.02 M. The response to sucrose tended to be reduced, but the response to citric acid was distinctly supressed by the previous MSG stimulation. These results were well consistent with the sensory evaluation on the effect of MSG to some basic taste substances. previously reported by the authors.

• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.183-194
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• 2009

Purpose : This study was performed not only to compare the brain activation regions associated with sexual arousal induced by visual stimulation and SP6 acupuncture, but also to evaluate its differential neuro-anatomical mechanism in healthy women using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at 3 Tesla (T). Subjects and methods : A total of 21 healthy right-handed female volunteers (mean age 22 years, range 19 to 32) underwent fMRI on a 3T MR scanner. The stimulation paradigm for sexual arousal consisted of two alternating periods of rest and activation. It began with a 1-minute rest period, 3 minutes of stimulation with either of an erotic video film or SP6 acupuncture, followed by 1-minute rest. In addition, a comparative study on the brain activation patterns between an acupoint and a shampoint nearby GB37 was performed. The fMRI data were obtained from 20 slices parallel to the AC-PC line on an axial plane, giving a total of 2,000 images. The mean activation maps were constructed and analyzed by using the statistical parametric mapping (SPM99) software. Results : As comparison with the shampoint, the acupoint showed 5 times and 2 times higher activities in the neocortex and limbic system, respectively. Note that brain activation in response to stimulation with the shampoint was not observed in the regions including the HTHL in the diencephalon, GLO and AMYG in the basal ganglia, and SMG in the parietal lobe. In the comparative study of visual stimulation vs. SP6 acupuncture, the mean activation ratio of stimulus was not significantly different to each other in both the neocortex and the limbic system (p < 0.05). The mean activities induced by both stimuli were not significantly different in the neocortex, whereas the acupunctural stimulation showed higher activity in the limbic system (p < 0.05). Conclusions : This study compared the differential brain activation patterns and the neural mechanisms for sexual arousal, which were induced by visual stimulation and SP6 acupuncture by using 3T fMRI. These findings will be useful to understand the theory of traditional acupuncture and acupoint channel in scientific point of view.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 1998.04a
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• pp.155-158
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 후각 자극에 의한 감성의 변화를 주관적 검사와 동시에 시행한 심전도에서 추출한 HRV parameter와의 상관관계를 보고자 함이다. 후각 자극은 0.6% orange와 2.5% valeric acid를 일정 flow와 일정 농오고 코 점막에 건조를 방지하기 위해 수증기로 포화시킨 향자극기로 주었다. 향의 주관적 검사에서는 오렌지향은 친숙하고 쾌하다고 하였으며 valeric acid경우 불쾌하고 성가시고 친숙하지 않는 감성을 표시하였ㅅ다. 이러한 쾌하고 불쾌한 향자극에 대한 HRV분석결과는 valeric acid에 비해 오렌지향을 제시하였을 때가 HF/LF값이 높은 변화를 보임으로써 부교감신경의 활동이 우세하였음을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 HRV스펙트럼 분석이 감성의 변화를 객관적인 지표로 나타내는데 유용한 정보로서의 가능성을 제시하고자 하였다.

• Annual Conference on Human and Language Technology
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• 2004.10d
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• pp.319-322
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• 2004

한글은 알파벳 문자처럼 소리를 바탕으로 한 표음문자이지만, 각 글자의 형태는 표의문자인 한자와 유사한 시각적인 효과를 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 자기공명 영상법을 이용하여 한국인이 한글문자와 그림을 인지할 경우 나타나는 신경망적 특성을 알아보았다. 그 결과. 한글과 그림 자극에 대하여 양반구 모두에서 후측두엽 부위의 활성화가 나타났다. 그러나, 전두엽과 측두엽 부분의 활성화는 오직 한글자극의 경우에만 관찰되었다. 좌반구 중전 두엽의 활성화는 음성 및 의미론적 처리와 관련되어 있다고 볼 수 있으며, 우반구 anterior cingulate 활성화는 언어 및 소리의 형성과 관계가 있다고 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 우반구 medial frontal 영역인 BA 8의 활성화가 관찰되었다 이 영역은 시각적으로 고차적인 비음성적 자극을 통제하거나 그와 유사한 시각공간적인 정보의 분석과 관련이 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구의 결과는 한글의 특성적인 형태가 특정 영역을 활성화시킨 것을 시사한다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.187-200
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• 2007

This study attempted to contribute to the clinical application of implant operation by making a quantitative nerve examination using a neurometer for the evaluation of sensory disturbances that could be incurred after the implantation in the dental clinics, and it intended to establish an objective guideline in the evaluation of sensory nerve after the operation of implant. An inspection was performed with the frequencies of 2000Hz, 250 Hz and 5 Hz before and after the operations of tooth implant using $Neurometer^{(R)}$ CPT/C (Neurotron, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland, USA) for 44 patients who had performed an implant operation among the patients coming to Daejeon Sun Dental Hospital in 2006 and 30 people for control group. The measuring sites were maxillary nerve ending and mandibular nerve ending of trigeminal nerve according to the implant operating regions. The current perception threshold (CPT) by each nerve fiber was specifically responded under the electric stimulation of 2000 Hz in case of $A{\beta}$ fiber and of 250 Hz in case of $A{\delta}$ fiber and of 5Hz in case of C fiber. The CPT test could be performed to assess the damages of peripheral nerve in the trigeminal nerve area and it stimulated selective nerve fibers by generating the electricity of specific frequency in the peripheral nerve area. The nerve fibers with varied thickness were responsive selectively to the electric stimulation with different frequencies; accordingly, they applied the electric stimulation with different frequencies and the reaction threshold of $A{\beta},\;A{\delta}$ and C fibers selectively responsive to each electric current could be individually evaluated. In the assessment through the CPT, the increase and decrease of the CPT could be measured so that sensory disturbances such as hyperaesthesia or hypoaesthesia could be diagnosed. This study could obtain the following results after the assessment of the CPT before and after the implant operation. 1. In the assessment before and after the implant operation, the CPT in the frequencies of 2000 Hz, 250 Hz, 5 Hz for maxillary branch increased on the whole after the operation and the CPT for mandibular branch in the $A{\beta}$-fiber(2000 Hz) and C-fiber(5 Hz )after the operation increased statistically significantly. 2. For the groups of patients with medically compromised or its subsequent medicinal prescription, there were no significant differences before and after the implant operation and for the control groups, significantly high CPT was shown after the implant operation in the left $A{\beta}$-fiber(2000 Hz) and C-fiber(5 Hz). 3. In the comparison of the measured value of the CPT before the operation between the control group and the implant operation group, the latter group had a significantly high measured value of the CPT in the right $A{\beta}$-fiber(2000 Hz) and C-fiber(5 Hz) and there were significant differences in $A{\beta}$-fiber(2000 Hz) in the CPT assessment after the implant operation for the control group. 4. Male participants had higher CPT than female counterparts; however, there were no statistic significances. In the CPT evaluation before and after implant operation, there were no statistical differences in the male group while the right C-fiber(5 Hz) and left $A{\beta}$-fiber(2000Hz) were significantly high in the female group. 5. In the comparison between the group who complain sensory disturbance and the other group, the CPT increased on the whole in the former group, but there were no statistical significances. In the groups, whom there was an increase in VAS, the CPT after the implant operation in the right C-fiber(5 Hz) increased significantly; meanwhile, in case that the VAS mark was '0' before and after the operation, the CPT after the operation in the left $A{\beta}$-fiber(2000 Hz) increased significantly. This study suggested that the CPT measurements using $Neurometer^{(R)}$ CPT/C, provide useful information of objective and quantitative sensory disturbances for tooth implantation.

• Proceedings of the KSLP Conference
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• 1993.12a
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• pp.9-9
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• 1993

후두 형태에 이상이 없는 잡종개 2마리를 정맥 마취한 상태에서 생체 발성 모형을 만들었다. 경부 피부를 수직절개하고 후두 및 기관을 노출시킨 후, 기관에 상, 하 두 개의 기관절개를 가하고 두개의 삽관튜브를 삽입하였다. 아래 튜브로는 호흡을 유지하게 하였고, 위의 튜브로는 공기를 후두 방향으로 보내면서, 상후두신경의 외지와 반회신경 및 반회신경의 최종 분지인 갑상피열 분지에 전극을 각각 부착하여 일정한 정도의 전기자극을 가함으로써 소리가 유발되도록 하였다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.118-119
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• 2002

근육이 수축하면 근원섬유의 sarcomere (근절)의 길이가 경직의 진행과 함께 짧아지는 것을 볼 수 있다. 즉, thick filament (myosin filament)와 thin filament (actin filament) 사이에서로 미끌어져 들어가는 현상이 일어나게 되는 것이다. 골격근은 보통 때는 이완상태에 있으나 필요할 때 신경자극에 의해서 수축을 하게 된다. 이러한 수축↔이완의 전환은 세포내의 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도의 조절을 통해서 제어되며, 이완시의 세포질 내의 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도는 정도의 낮은 상태로 유지된다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2002.12a
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• pp.497-501
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• 2002

개인의 경험을 통해 얻어지는 외부의 물리적 자극에 대한 복합적인 감성을 측정.분석하여 공학적으로 처리함으로서 인간이 보다 편리하고 안락한 생활을 영위하도록 하는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 인간의 오감 즉 시각, 청각, 후각, 미각, 촉각 중 소비자의 구매 욕구에 많은 영향을 주는 시각(색)에 따른 감성상태의 패턴을 분류하기 위해 색채 심리를 다치오토마타 모델을 이용하여 입력 이벤트와 상태 사이의 관계를 활용하여 감성을 처리할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 인간의 심리 상태를 학습할 수 있도록 오토마타의 입력 값(색)에 따른 상태(감성상태)의 변화를 신경망 모델로 구현함으로서 색채에 대한 감성을 처리하였다.

• Archives of Hand and Microsurgery
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.267-270
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• 2018

Recurrent motor branch entrapment syndrome is a compressive mononeuropathy of recurrent motor branch of median nerve. It is a rare condition as a cause of thenar muscle wasting and may have different pathogenesis. If such an anatomical variation is the cause, there is a possibility that thenar muscle atrophy remains if only the transcarpal ligament release is performed. We report a 25-year-old male patient with carpal tunnel syndrome with thenar muscle wasting 1 month ago.