• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.521-534
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 운동박탈이 운동중독자의 심리적 변화에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 EEG 대뇌반구의 비대칭 활성화 지표를 통해 검증하고, 그 연구결과를 바탕으로 운동중독자들이 운동박탈을 경험할 때 나타나는 정서적 변화에 대한 기전을 규명하는데 있다. 본 실험에 참여한 피험자들은 20명이며, 운동박탈 후 나타나는 정서변화를 알아보기 위해 집단(실험집단, 통제집단)에 따른 시점별(운동박탈 전, 운동박탈 3일 후, 운동박탈 5일 후) 긍정과 부정적 정서 그리고 집단에 따른 EEG 대뇌반구 비대칭 차이지표를 비교분석하기 위하여 반복측정이원분산분석을 실시했으며, 사후검증을 실시했다. 본 연구결과 운동중독자에 운동박탈이 발생할 경우 감정이 부정적으로 바뀐다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 본 연구는 기존의 운동박탈 연구에서 활용한 질적 연구 방식과 자기보고서 방식에서 벗어나 뇌 생리심리적 접근인 뇌파를 활용하여 좀 더 객관적이고 과학적으로 운동박탈에 대한 정서적 기전을 제시했다고 사료된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2001

Purpose: Normal aging results in detectable changes in the brain structure and function. We evaluated the changes of regional cerebral glucose metabolism in the normal aging process with FDG PET. Materials and Methods: Brain PET images were obtained in 44 healthy volunteers (age range 20-69 'y'; M:F = 29:15) who had no history of neuropsychiatric disorders. On 6 representative transaxial images, ROIs were drawn in the cortical and subcortical areas. Regional FDG uptake was normalized using whole brain uptake to adjust for the injection dose and correct for nonspecific declines of glucose metabolism affecting all brain areas equally. Results: In the prefrontal, temporoparietal and primary sensorimotor cortex, the normalized FDG uptake (NFU) reached a peak in subjects in their 30s. The NFU in the prefrontal and primary sensorimotor cortex declined with age after 30s at a rate of 3.15%/decade and 1.93%/decade, respectively. However, the NFU in the temporoparietal cortex did not change significantly with age after 30s. The anterior (prefrontal) posterior (temporoparietal) gradient peaked in subjects in their 30s and declined with age thereafter at a rate of 2.35%/decade. The NFU in the caudate nucleus was decreased with age after 20s at a rate of 2.39%/decade. On the primary visual cortex, putamen, and thalamus, the NFU values did not change significantly throughout the ages covered. These patterns were not significantly different between right and left cerebral hemispheres. Of interest was that the NFU in the left cerebellar cortex was increased with age after 20s at a rate of 2.86%/decade. Conclusion: These data demonstrate regional variation of the age-related changes in the cerebral glucose metabolism, with the most prominent age-related decline of metabolism in the prefrontal cortex. The increase in the cerebellar metabolism with age might reflect a process of neuronal plasticity associated with aging.