• 설비공학논문집
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.134-141
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to analyze physiological changes via a cold air reaction experiment to generate basic data that are useful for the development of an automobile active air conditioning system to prevent drowsiness. The $CO_2$ concentration causing drowsiness in vehicle operation was kept below a certain level. Air was blown to the driver's face by using an indoor air cooling apparatus. Sleepiness and the arousal state of the driver in cold wind were measured by physiological signals. It was evident in the EEG that alpha waves decreased and beta waves increased, caused by cold air stimulation. The ${\alpha}/{\beta}$ ratio was reduced by about 52.9% and an alert state confirmed. In the electrocardiogram analysis, the efficiency of cold air stimulation was confirmed by the mean heart rate interval change. The R-R interval had a delay time of about one minute compared to the EEG response. The findings confirmed an arousal effect from sleepiness due to cold air stimulation.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.242-248
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• 1999

Diazepam, a benzodiazepine (BDZ) agonist, produces sedation and flumazenil, a BDZ antagonist, blocks these actions. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of BDZs on cortical electroencephalogram (EEG) in rats. The recording electrodes were implanted over the frontal and parietal cortices bilaterally, and the reference and ground electrodes over cerebellum under ketamine anesthesia. To assess the effects of diazepam and flumazenil, rats were injected with diazepam (1 mgHg, i.p.) and/or flumazenil ( 1 mg/kg, i.p.), and the EEG was recorded before and after drugs. Normal awake had theta peak in the spectrum and low amplitude waves, while normal sleep showed large amplitude of slow waves. The powers of delta, theta and alpha bands were increased during sleep compared with during awake. Diazepam reduced the mobility of the rat and induced sleep with intermittent fast spindles and large amplitude of slow activity, and it produced broad peak over betaL band and increased the power of gamma band, which were different from EEG patterns in normal sleep. Saline injection awakened rats and abolished fast spindles for a short period about 2-5 min from EEG pattern during diazepam-induced sleep. Flumazenil blocked both diazepam-induced sleep and decreased the slow activities of delta, theta, alpha and betaL, but not of gamma activity for about 10 min or more. This study may indicate that decrease in power of betaL and betaH bands can be used as the measure of central action of benzodiazepines, and that the EEG parameters of benzodiazepines have to be measured without control over the behavioral state by experimenter.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2021

Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness of action observation training (AOT) and mirror therapy in improving the electroencephalograms (EEG) of stroke patients. Methods: Patients were allocated randomly to three groups: an action observation training with activity (AOTA) group (n=12), a mirror therapy with activity (MTA) group (n=11), and an AOT-only group (n=12). All groups received conventional physiotherapy in five 60-minute sessions over six weeks. The AOTA, MTA, and AOT groups practiced AOTA, MTA, and AOT, respectively, in three 30-minute sessions over six weeks. The differences between the pre- and post-treatment EEGs were assessed using a paired t-test. Comparisons between the groups were performed using one-way ANOVA. Results: The participants in the AOTA and MTA groups showed significant improvement in the EEG. AOTA improved the alpha waves of the prefrontal, temporal, and parietal lobes significantly (p<0.05). MTA improved the alpha waves of the temporal lobe significantly (p<0.05). AOT did not result in significant improvement Conclusion: AOTA and MTA improve stroke patients' EEGs. Mirror neuron activation combined with conventional stroke physiotherapy promotes motor recovery and functioning. The effect is enhanced when the actions are executed after observation. Further research into mirror neuron activation will be needed to develop methods to improve the EEGs of stroke patients.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 1993

There is evidence that noradrenaline enhances spontaneous contractions dose-dependently in guinea-pig antral circular muscle. To investigate the mechanism of this excitatory action, slow waves and membrane currents were recorded using conventional microelectrode techniques in muscle strips and the whole cell patch clamp technique in isolated gastric myocytes. On recording slow waves, noradrenaline $(10^{-5}\;M)$ induced the hyperpolarization of the membrane potential, although the shape of the slow waves became tall and steep. Also, spike potentiaIs occurred at the peaks of slow waves. These changes were completely reversed by administration of phentolamine $(10^{-5}\;M),\;an\;{\alpha}-adrenoceptor$ blocker. Noradrenaline-induced hyperpolarization was blocked by apamin $(10^{-7}\;M)$, a blocker of a class of $Ca^{2+}\;-dependent\;K^+$ channels. To investigate the mechanisms for these effects, we performed whole cell patch clamp experiments. Norndrenaline increased voltage-dependent $Ca^{2+}$ currents in the whole range of test potentials. Noradrenaline also increased $Ca^{2+}\;-dependent\;K^+$\;currents, and this effects was abolished by apamin. These results suggest that the increase in amplitude and the generation of spike potentials on slow waves was caused by the activation of voltage-dependent $Ca^{2+}$ channel via adrenoceptors, and hyperpolarization of the membrane potential was mediated by activation of apamin-sensitive $Ca^{2+}\;-dependent\;K^+\;channels$.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.459-465
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• 2017

이 연구는 뉴로피드백 훈련이 청소년기 세타파를 감소하는 데 효과가 있는지를 알아볼 목적으로 이루어졌다. 경기도에 거주하는 초기청소년 35명을 대상으로 2016년 4월부터 10월까지 6개월간 청소년상담실에서 이루어졌다. 사전 뇌기능검사에 참여한 대상자 중 참여여건과 의사에 따라 무처지 비교군(A) 10명, 12주훈련집단 실험군(B) 15명, 24주훈련집단 실험군(C) 10명으로 분류하여 설계하였다. 뇌파측정 및 뉴로피드백 훈련은 (주)파낙토스의 전전두엽 2채널 뉴로하모니S와 두뇌최적화 소프트웨어로 수행하였으며 뇌파데이터 처리는 (재)한국정신과학연구소에서 개발한 Brain Analysis ver 1.3을 사용하였다. 이렇게 도출한 데이터는 통계처리가 가능하도록 SPSS 21.0으로 변환하였다. 청소년들의 세타파 감소 훈련을 위해 개별적으로 훈련 프로토콜을 정해주었으며 베타파 증가훈련을 통해 세타파를 감소하는 전략으로서 개인에게 알맞은 알파파, SMR, 저베타파 증가 훈련을 적용하였다. 그 결과 전전두엽 뉴로피드백 훈련을 통해 청소년들의 세타파 감소가 감소하는 것으로 확인되었고, 훈련을 받은 집단(B)(C)에서, 또 훈련의 기간이 좀더 긴 집단(C)에서 세타파 감소의 폭이 큰 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.114-122
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• 2020

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effect of integrated nursing using cognicise and neurofeedback on cognition and α waves among elderly individuals. Methods: This quasi-experimental single group pretest-posttest study included 29 Korean adults aged 65 years or older who participated at a senior welfare center in Y city from February to May 2019. Each integrated nursing session consisted of cognicise (10 minutes) and neurofeedback (20 minutes). Subjects participated twice a week for 10 weeks. Structured questionnaires to assess participants' general characteristics and the Korean version of the Mini-Mental Status Examination for Dementia Screening (K-MMSE-DS) were applied. Alpha waves were measured using BrainMaster. Results: Following the integrated nursing program, alpha waves improved in F3 (t=2.41, p=.023), C3 (t=3.00, p=.006), C4 (t=2.60, p=.015), P3 (t=2.43, p=.022), O1 (t=2.30, p=.029), T3 (t=3.05, p=.005), T4 (t=2.28, p=.030), T5 (t=2.91, p=.007), Fz (t=2.30, p=.029), Cz (t=2.73, p=.011), and Pz (t=2.23, p=.034). Most subjects experienced improvement in concentration after participating in the intervention. Conclusion: This study provides evidence for the use of a neuroscientific approach including brain wave measurement to improve cognitive health among community-living elderly people.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2019

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in motor cortical excitability during mental practice and action observation in subjects with forward head posture. Methods : This study was performed in two groups, a forward head posture group (n=17) and a normal posture group (n=17). Electroencephalography (EEG) was conducted to investigate cerebral cortex activity, and six electrodes were attached to Fp1, Fp2, C1, C2, C3, and C4 to measure the relative alpha power, relative beta power, relative gamma power, and mu rhythms. The subjects were requested to perform the four different conditions, which were eye opening, eye closing, mental practice, and action observation for 300 seconds. Results : The results showed that the relative alpha waves showed a significant difference between the normal and forward head posture groups in the C1, C2, C3, and C4 regions with the eyes open (p<.05). The relative beta waves also showed a significant difference between the two groups in the Fp1 and Fp2 regions during action observation (p<.05). The relative gamma waves were significantly different between the normal and forward head posture groups in the Fp1 and Fp2 regions during action observation (p<.05) in C1, C2, and C3 with eyes closed (p<.05) and in C1, C2, C3, and C4 with eyes open (p<.05). Conclusion : The results of this study showed that EEG change in the forward head posture group was different from that in the normal control group in action observation rather than in mental practice. Therefore, we are expected to provide a neurophysiological basis for applying action observation to motor skill learning during exercise for correcting forward head posture.

• 한국과학교육학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.516-528
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• 2001

학습행동에서의 뇌파 측정은 실시간으로 두뇌 기능 상태를 연구하는데 유용한 연구 방법이며, 대뇌의 부위 중 전전두엽은 새로움에 대한 지향반응과 사고 활동에 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 중학교 2학년 학생 20명에게 새로운 시청각 학습자료를 제시하고 4회의 반복학습이 이루어지는 과정에서 전전두부$(Fp_{1},\;Fp_{2})$의 뇌파를 측정하고 고속푸리에 변환(FFT)을 하여 정량적으로 분석하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 새로운 내용의 첫번째 시청각 학습으로 기준상태에서보다 뇌신경의 속파 리듬인 $\beta_{2}$파(20-30Hz)와 $\beta_{1}$파(13-20Hz)의 활성은 증가하였으며, 서파 리듬인 $\theta$파(4-7Hz)와 $\alpha$ 파(8-13Hz)의 활성은 감소하였다. 2) $\beta_{2}$파와 $\beta_{1}$파의 활성은 1회의 반복학습 이후에 점차로 감소하였으며, $\beta_{2}$파가 $\beta_{1}$파보다 반복학습에 따른 활성도의 변화가 크게 이루어졌다. 3) 반복적인 시청각 학습이 이루어짐에 따라 $\alpha$ 파의 활성도는 기준상태에서보다 낮은 상태에서 완만하게 감소하였으며 $\theta$파의 활성은 2회의 반복학습 후에 감소하였다. 4) $\beta$와 $\theta$파의 활성이 함께 높은 2차 시청각 학습(1회 반복학습)에서 높은 학업 성취도의 향상을 보였다. 5) 처음 시청각 학습이 이루어질 때에는 전전두엽의 우뇌$(Fp_{2})$가 좌뇌$(Fp_{1})$보다 우세한 기능을 보였지만 반복적인 시청각 학습에서는 좌 우 뇌의 우세성이 구별되지 않았다. 따라서 교과학습과 관련된 인간의 정신행동에 있어서 뇌신경 반응의 습관화 현상이 나타나며, 학습 경험에 의해 두뇌 반구의 우세성이 변화할 수도 있음을 제시한다. 또한 시청각 학습에 있어서 두뇌 기능의 효율적 활용을 통한 학업 성취도 향상을 위해서는 l회의 반복 학습이 적합하다고 할 수 있다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2011

It is well known that urgency resulted from time stress can be a great cause to industrial accidents. Therefore, time stress has been studied in the aspect of macroscopic view, namely industrial safety management, but has not been studied in microscopic view such as psychophysiological approach. Among diverse psychophysiological indices, Electroencephalogram(EEG) would be on of the most objective psychophysiological research technique on human errors though few research has been taken yet. This study aimed to get characteristics of human error while committing a simple arithmetic addition task by utilizing the power spectrum technique of EEG data. Each experiment was composed of 2 tasks under different condition - with and without time stress. As subjects, 5 young undergraduate students in their early twenties participated in this study. The results advocated a well-known fact that time stress downgrades the performance of human workers. However, correct answer rate and response time were not significantly influenced by time stress factor which might be explained by the constructural factor adopted in the present study. As in the previous studies, among various EEG-related measures, relative band power ratios of ${\alpha}$ and ${\beta}$ waves to sum of ${\alpha}$,${\beta}$,${\theta}$ wave powers, namely $P_{{\alpha}/({\alpha}+{\beta}+{\theta})}$ and $P_{{\beta}/({\alpha}+{\beta}+{\theta})}$ seemed to be the most effective measures to grasp variation of brain activities in time-stressed situation so that discussions were expanded about their variations.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2016

Sexual addiction is accompanied with anxiety, psychological and physical dependence. Also, sexual addict want to make their presence through sexual adventures and seem sexually obsessed. In this study, we examined the changes of brain activity related to sexual addiction by utilizing the developed multi-sensory therapy after 4-weeks sex offender treatment program. We analyzed the electroencephalogram (EEG) activity changes in the subjects and regions of brain. As a result, the theta wave significantly increased after treatment than before (p < 0.001). The absolute alpha wave was increased whereas the relative alpha waves were decrease significantly (p < 0.001). The results could conclude that multi-sensory therapy on sex offender shows more stable status against sexual stimulations. Moreover, the reduction of the relative alpha waves in parietal lobe of sex offender is correlated to the less attention on sexual stimulations. The multi-sensory therapy not only provides a neurobiological explanation, but also can be used for clinical implications, i.e. prevention and treatments, for sex addiction.