• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.29-46
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• 2004

Objectives and Methods : This study was performed to investigate the effect of electro -acupuncture at four gates(bilateral LR3 and LI4) on brain activity in normal subjects using fMRI. Results and Conclusions : 1. fMRI signal increase by electro-acupuncture at Lt. LR3 was observed in Rt. Middle frontal gyrus in group average as well as more than half of the subjects. 2. fMRI signal decreases by electro-acupuncture at Lt. LR3 were observed in Rt. Superior frontal gyrus, Rt. Middle temporal gyrus, Rt. Cingulate gyrus in group average as well as more than half of the subjects. 3. fMRI signal increases by electro-acupuncture at Lt. LI4 were observed in Lt. Superior frontal gyrus, Lt. Middle frontal gyrus, Lt. Inf. Semi-Lunar Lobule(cerebellum), Rt. Middle frontal gyrus, Rt. Cingulate gyrus in group average as well as more than half of the subjects. 4. fMRI signal decreases by electro-acupuncture at Lt. LI4 were observed in Lt. Middle frontal gyrus, Lt. Inferior frontal gyrus, Lt. Precentral gyrus and Rt. Middle frontal gyrus, Rt. Middle temporal gyrus, Rt. Precuneus, Rt. Inferior frontal gyrus, Rt. Postcentral gyrus in group average as well as more than half of the subjects. 5. fMRI signal increase by electro-acupuncture at Lt. LR3 and Lt. LI4 in group average as well as more than half of the subjects was not observed. 6. fMRI signal decreases by electro-acupuncture at Lt. LR3 and Lt. LI4 were observed in Lt. culmen(cerebellum), Lt. Cingulate gyrus와 Rt. Middle frontal gyrus, Rt. Cingulate gyrus, Rt. Inferior frontal gyrus in group average as well as more than half of the subjects. 7. fMRI signal increases by electro-acupuncture at four gates (bilateral LR3 and LI4) were observed in Lt. Middle temporal gyrus and Lt. Postcentral gyrus in group average as well as more than half of the subjects. 8. fMRI signal decrease by electro-acupuncture at four gates (bilateral LR3 and LI4) were observed in Lt. Middle frontal gyrus, Lt. Precentral gyrus, Lt. Inferior frontal gyrus, Lt. Middle temporal gyrus, Lt. Frontal sub-gyral and Rt. Tuber(cerebellum) in group average as well as more than half of the subjects.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.395-404
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• 2010

Purpose : The object of this study was to examine the effect of motor learning on brain activation depending on the method of motor learning. Methods : The brain activation was measured in 9 men by fMRI. The subjects were divided into the following groups depending on the method of motor learning: actually practice (AP, n=3) group, action observation (AO, n=3) group and motor imagery (MI, n=3) group. In order to examine the effect of motor learning depending on the method of motor learning, the brain activation data were measured during learning. For the investigation of brain activation, fMRI was conducted. Results : The results of brain activation measured before and during learning were as follows; (1) During learning, the AP group showed the activation in the following areas: primary motor area located in precentral gyrus, somatosensory area located in postcentral gyrus, supplemental motor area and prefrontal association area located in precentral gyrus, middle frontal gyrus and superior frontal gyrus, speech area located in superior temporal gyrus and middle temporal gyrus, Broca's area located in inferior parietal lobe and somatosensory association area of precuneus; (2) During learning, the AD groups showed the activation in the following areas: primary motor area located in precentral gyrus, prefrontal association area located in middle frontal gyrus and superior frontal gyrus, speech area and supplemental motor area located in superior temporal gyrus and middle temporal gyrus, Broca's area located in inferior parietal lobe, somatosensory area and primary motor area located in precentral gyrus of right cerebrum and left cerebrum, and somatosensory association area located in precuneus; and (3) During learning, the MI group showed activation in the following areas: speech area located in superior temporal gyrus, supplemental area, and somatosensory association area located in precuneus. Conclusion : Given the results above, in this study, the action observation was suggested as an alternative to motor learning through actual practice in serial reaction time task of motor learning. It showed the similar results to the actual practice in brain activation which were obtained using activation of mirror neuron. This result suggests that the brain activation occurred by the activation of mirror neuron, which was observed during action observation. The mirror neurons are located in primary motor area, somatosensory area, premotor area, supplemental motor area and somatosensory association area. In sum, when we plan a training program through physiotherapy to increase the effect during reeducation of movement, the action observation as well as best resting is necessary in increasing the effect of motor learning with the patients who cannot be engaged in actual practice.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.117-139
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• 2015

For the purpose of determining neurophysiological mechanism of math anxiety, we conducted an EEG measurement for 22 sixth grade elementary students including 11 students with high math anxiety (HMA group), and 11 students with low math anxiety (LMA group). We found that in HMA group, delta wave was significantly generated from the right frontal lobe, and in LMA group, four paths are clearly connected while they perform math tasks (right inferior occipital gyrus ${\leftrightarrow}$ left superior parietal lobule /left middle frontal gyrus ${\leftrightarrow}$ left inferior parietal lobule /left middle frontal gyrus ${\leftrightarrow}$ right inferior parietal lobule / right middle frontal gyrus ${\leftrightarrow}$ right inferior parietal lobule). According to the above results we suggest that math anxiety is related to emotions associated with pain, reduces working memory and has a negative effect on math performance.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.295-345
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• 2003

This study investigated activation of cerebral cortex in patients with hemiplegia that was caused by neural damage. Key-point control movement therapy of Bobath was performed for 9 weeks in 3 subjects with hemiplegia and fMRI was used to compare and analyze activated degree of cerebral cortex in these subjects. fMRI was conducted using the blood oxygen level-dependent(BOLD) technique at 3.0T MR scanner with a standard head coil. The motor activation task consisted of finger flexion-extension exercise in six cycles(one half-cycles = 8 scans = $3\;sec{\times}\;8\;=\;24\;sec$). Subjects performed this task according to visual stimulus that sign of right hand or left hand twinkled(500ms on, 500ms off). After mapping activation of cerebral motor cortex on hand motor function, below results were obtained. 1. Activation decreased in primary motor area, whereas it increased in supplementary motor area and visual association area(p<.001). 2. Activation was observed in bilateral medial frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus of left cerebrum, inferior frontal gyrus, inter-hemispheric, fusiform gyrus of right cerebrum, superior parietal lobule of parietal lobe and precuneus in subjedt 1, parahippocampal gyrus of limbic lobe and cingulate gyrus in subject 2, and inferior frontal gyrus of right frontal lobe, middle frontal gyrus, and inferior parietal lobule of left cerebrum in subject 3 (p<.001). 3. Activation cluster extended in declive of right cellebellum posterior lobe in subject 1, culmen of anterior lobe and declive of posterior lobe in subject 2, and dentate gyrus of anterior lobe, culmen and tuber of posterior lobe in subject 3 (p<.001). In conclusion, these data showed that Key-point control movement therapy of Bobath after stroke affect cerebral cortex activation by increasing efficiency of cortical networks. Therefore mapping of brain neural network activation is useful for plasticity and reorganization of cerebral cortex and cortico-spinal tract of motor recovery mechanisms after stroke.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국HCI학회 2008년도 학술대회 2부
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• pp.501-506
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 가상현실을 이용한 단서노출치료가 흡연자의 니코틴 갈망수준을 감소시키는지를 알아보았다. 이를 위하여 8명의 흡연청소년을 대상으로 6회기의 가상환경 단서노출치료를 실시하였다. 또한 단서노출치료 실시전과 후에 흡연관련 사진과 중립사진을 제시하는 동안 참가자들의 뇌를 기능성 자기공명영상장치(fMRI)로 측정하였다. 그 결과 단서노출실시 전에는 prefrontal cortex(PFC), Anterior cingulate gyrus(ACC) 영역을 비롯한 7개의 영역이 활성화되었고, 단서노출치료 후에는 right middle frontal gyrus, right uncus, left medial frontal gyrus, right fusiform gyrus, 그리고 right superior frontal gyrus 영역이 활성화되었다. 단서노출치료 전과 후의 비교에 서는 PFC가 관찰되었다. 본 연구의 결과로 흡연자의 흡연 갈망은 감소되었으며, 가상현실단서노출치료는 흡연자들 뿐 아니라 여러 물질의존자들의 치료에 유용한 방법이 될 것이라는 것을 시사한다.

• 인지과학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.159-178
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• 2007

Lee와 Kang (2002)은 이중과제 수행동안 음운회로의 시연이 곱셈 수행을 유의하게 지연시키지만 뺄셈의 수행을 지연시키지는 못함을 보여주었다. 반면 심상을 유지하는 것은 뺄셈 수행을 지연시키지만 곱셈의 수행에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이 결과는 산술연산이 작업기억의 하부체계 특정적인 방식으로 관련있음을 보여준다. 본 연구의 목적은 기능자기공명영상기법을 이용하여 Lee와 Kang이 얻은 결과의 신경기반을 검토하는 것이었다. 이 목적을 위해 억제를 요구하는 이중과제 조건과 억제를 요구하지 않는 이중과제 조건에서의 뇌활성화 양상을 비교하였다. 두 조건이 모두 이중과제 조건이었음에도 불구하고 간섭조건이 비간섭조건에 비해 더 활성화되는 영역들이 관찰되었다. 더 중요한 사실은 음운억제조건에서 우측 하전회(inferior frontal gyrus), 좌측 각회(angular gyrus), 그리고 하정소엽(inferior parietal lobule) 등의 영역이 활성화 된 것에 비해, 시각억제조건에서 활성화된 영역은 우측 상측두회(superior temporal gyrus)와 전대상회 (anterior cingulate gyrus)였다 억제조건에서의 결과와 달리 음운 비억제 조건에서 활성화된 영역은 우내측 전두회 (medial frontal gyrus), 좌측 중전두회 (niddle frontal gyrus)와 양측의 내측전두회 (medial frontal gyrus)였으며, 시각 비억제 조건에서는 전대상회, 그리고 해마이랑(parahippocampal gyrus)의 영역이 활성화되었다. 이러한 결과는 처리 부호를 공유할 때 야기되는 간섭을 억제하는 것의 신경기반이 과제의 양상에 의존적임을 보여준다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.775-793
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• 2023

Human decision-making is a complex behavior. A replication of human decision making offers a potential to enhance the capacity of intelligent systems by providing additional user assistance in decision making. By reducing the effort and task complexity on behalf of the user, such replication would improve the overall user experience, and affect the degree of intelligence exhibited by the system. This paper explores individuals' decision-making processes when using recommender systems, and its related outcomes. In this study, human decision-making (HDM) refers to the selection of an item from a given set of options that are shown as recommendations to a user. The goal of our study was to identify IS constructs that contribute towards such decision-making, thereby contributing towards creating a mental model of HDM. This was achieved through recording Electroencephalographic (EEG) readings of subjects while they performed a decision-making activity. Readings from 16 righthanded healthy avid readers reflect that reward, theory of mind, risk, calculation, task intention, emotion, sense of touch, ambiguity and decision making are the primary constructs that users employ while deciding from a given set of recommendations in an online bookstore. In all 10 distinct brain areas were identified. These brain areas that lead to their respective constructs were found to be cingulate gyrus, precentral gyrus, inferior parietal lobule, posterior cingulate, medial frontal gyrus, anterior cingulate, postcentral gyrus, superior frontal gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus, and middle frontal gyrus (also referred to as dorsolateral prefrontal gyrus (DLPFC)). The identified constructs would help in developing a design theory for enhancing user assistance, especially in the context of recommender systems.

• 감성과학
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2019

문제적 과잉 성 행동은 성 충동과 각성을 통제하지 못하는 것과 관련이 있으며, 억제 기능을 담당하는 뇌 영역의 구조적, 기능적 변화와 관련이 있음이 밝혀졌다. 그러나 아직까지 문제적 과잉 성 행동의 휴지기 상태 시 뇌의 기능적 연결성에 관한 연구는 거의 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 자기공명영상장치를 사용하여 휴지기 상태 시 문제적 과잉성 행동자의 집행 통제 회로(RECN, LECN)의 기능적 연결성의 결함을 규명하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 17명의 문제적 과잉 성 행동자와 인구통계학적 특성이 유사한 20명의 정상대조군을 대상으로 휴지기 상태 시 자기공명영상데이터가 획득하였다. 실행기능 제어 회로(LECN, RECN)와 관련된 영역을 관심 뇌 영역으로 선정하였으며, 이들 영역간 시계열 신호와의 상관계수를 기능 연결성 정도로 가정하고 집단 간 비교 검증을 하였다. 그 결과, 정상대조군과 문제적 과잉 성행동군의 집행 통제회로의 기능적 연결 강도에 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 즉, 정상대조군에 비해 문제적 과잉 성행동군은 상/중전두회와 미상핵, 상/중전두회와 두정회의 기능적 연결성이 저하된 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 이 영역간 기능적 연결강도는 과잉 성 행동 지수와 부적상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 문제적 과잉 성행동자들이 성 충동과 각성을 제어하지 못하는 것이 집행 통제회로의 기능적 연결성 저하와 관련이 있음을 시사한다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2016

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of osmotic-controlled release oral delivery system methylphenidate on changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Methods: A total of 26 children with ADHD (21 boys, mean age: $9.2{\pm}2.05$ years old) were recruited. Each ADHD participant was examined for changes in rCBF using technetium-99m-hexamethylpropylene amine oxime brain SPECT before and after 8 weeks methylphenidate medication. Brain SPECT images of pediatric normal controls were selected retrospectively. SPECT images of ADHD children taken before medication were compared with those of pediatric normal controls and those taken after medication using statistical parametric mapping analysis on a voxel-wise basis. Results: Before methylphenidate medication, significantly decreased rCBF in the cerebellum and increased rCBF in the right precuneus, left anterior cingulate, right postcentral gyrus, right inferior parietal lobule and right precentral gyrus were observed in ADHD children compared to pediatric normal controls (p-value<.0005, uncorrected). After medication, we observed significant hypoperfusion in the left thalamus and left cerebellum compared to pediatric normal controls (p-value<.0005, uncorrected). In the comparison between before medication and after medication, there was significant hyperperfusion in the superior frontal gyrus and middle frontal gyrus and significant hypoperfusion in the right insula, right caudate, right middle frontal gyrus, left subcallosal gyrus, left claustrum, and left superior temporal gyrus after methylphenidate medication (p-value<.0005, uncorrected). Conclusion: This study supports dysfunctions of fronto-striatal structures and cerebellum in ADHD. We suggest that methylphenidate may have some effects on the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and cerebellum in children with ADHD.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.203-214
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• 2016

본 연구는 창의적 문제해결능력의 향상에 필수적인 융합 사고의 특성을 알아보기 위해 기능적 자기공명영상을 이용하여 창의적 문제해결에 기반한 융합 사고와 화학문제풀이를 하는 동안의 두뇌 활성 영역과 기능적 연결성을 알아보았다. 이를 위하여 시각 기반의 융합 사고 유발 과제와 화학문제풀이 과제를 개발하고 고등학생 17명을 대상으로 적용하여 과제 수행 동안의 두뇌활성영상을 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 융합 사고 시에는 두뇌 좌측의 상전두이랑, 중전두이랑, 하전두이랑, 내측전두이랑, 전대상이랑, 쐐기전소엽, 미상핵체에서 두뇌 우측의 쐐기소엽, 미상핵체에서 활성이 나타났다. 화학 문제풀이에서는 두뇌 좌측의 중전두이랑, 내측전두이랑, 미상핵체, 미상핵꼬리에서 두뇌 우측의 중전두이랑, 혀이랑, 미상핵체, 미상핵꼬리, 시상, 소뇌정상에서 활성이 나타났다. 기능적 연결성분석 결과 융합 사고 시에는 각 활성 영역들이 모두 기능적 연결망을 형성하고 있는 것으로 나타났으며 이와 대조적으로 화학문제풀이 시에는 우측 중전두이랑, 좌우측미상핵꼬리, 소뇌정상만이 기능적 연결망을 형성한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 고등학생들이 융합 사고 시에 논리적 사고, 작업기억활성, 계획, 상상, 언어화, 학습동기 유발이 일어나며 이러한 기능들이 과제를 수행하는 동안 서로 밀접하게 동조하고 있음을 보여준다. 반면 화학문제풀이 시에는 논리적 사고와 계획, 비교, 학습동기유발의 기능들을 수행하지만 각영역들이 동시에 활발히 작용하지 못하는 것을 보여준다. 이러한 결과는 융합 사고에 대한 구체적인 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.