• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2015

Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the memory enhancing properties of extract of Hoelen Cum Radix (HCR) and its possible mechanism in mice of normal condition. Methods : We evaluated the effects of HCR on cognitive function and memory enhancement in normal mice. Male ICR mice were orally administrated with HCR 100 mg/kg for 7 days and equal volume of saline was administrated to the control group in the same condition. We conducted two behavioral tests which measure the spatial working memory (Y-maze test) and cognitive fear memory (passive avoidance test). We also investigated whether HCR affects the hippocampal neurogenesis in the brain. To assess the effects of HCR on neural progenitor cell differentiation and neurite outgrowth in the early stage of hippocampal neurogenesis, we performed doublecortin (DCX), a direct neurogenesis marker, immunohistochemical analysis in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the mouse hippocampus. Results : HCR significantly enhanced memory and cognitive function as determined by the Y-maze test (p<0.05) and passive avoidance test (p<0.001). Moreover, HCR increased DCX positive cells (p<0.01) and neurite length (p<0.01) compared to the control group. These results indicated that HCR stimulates differentiation of neural progenitor cells and promotes neurite outgrowth in hippocampal DG of the mice. Conclusion : We concluded that HCR shows memory enhancing effects through the stimulation of hippocampal neurogenesis as a consequence of accelerated neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth in the DG of the hippocampus after HCR treatment.

• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2016

The aims of the present study are two-fold: 1) to explore differences on speech perception between younger and older adults according to noise conditions; and 2) to investigate which cognitive domains are correlated with speech perception. Data were acquired from 15 younger adults and 15 older adults. Sentence recognition test was conducted in four noise conditions(i.e., in-quiet, +5 dB SNR, 0 dB SNR, -5 dB SNR). All participants completed auditory and cognitive assessment. Upon controlling for hearing thresholds, the older group revealed significantly poorer performance compared to the younger adults only under the high noise condition at -5 dB SNR. For older group, performance on Seoul Verbal Learning Test(immediate recall) was significantly correlated with speech perception performance, upon controlling for hearing thresholds. In older adults, working memory and verbal short-term memory are the best predictors of speech-in-noise perception. The current study suggests that consideration of cognitive function for older adults in speech perception assessment is necessary due to its adverse effect on speech perception under background noise.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.82-90
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• 2004

목 적：본 연구에서는 주의력 결핍과잉행동장애 아동을 대상으로 주요 3가지 실행기능 영역인 억제능력, 작업기억, 그리고 계획능력 면에서 정상아동과의 수행차이를 비교 분석하였으며, 실행기능 수행에 영향을 미치는 나이와 지능을 통제하여 고찰하였다. 또한 억제통제능력을 인지억제와 행동억제로 구분하여 수행을 비교연구 하였다. 방 법：대상은 주의력결핍과잉행동장애로 진단된 아동 25명으로 연령범위는 7세에서 12세였고, 비교집단은 동일연령의 정상 아동 25명이였다. 모든 아동들에게 개별적으로 지능검사와 실행기능 검사(고노고, 스트룹 간섭과제, 하노이탑, 숫자검사)를 실시하였으며, 나이와 지능을 공변인으로 한 공변량 분석을 하였다. 결 과：지능에서 ADHD아동과 정상아동간에 유의미한 차이를 보였으며, 나이는 각 실행기능 검사와 유의미한 상관을 보였다. ADHD아동은 정상아동에 비해서 억제능력과 작업기억에서 유의미하게 저조한 수행을 보였다. 하지만, 지능과 나이를 통제했을 경우, 작업기억과 계획능력에서는 수행차이가 없었다. 논 의：ADHD아동은 전반적인 실행기능에서 손상을 보이는 것이 아니라 억제능력(인지억제와 행동억제)에 어려움이 있으며, 억제능력이 ADHD의 주요결함임을 시사해준다. 이와 같은 결론은 치료적 개입시 인지억제 및 행동억제에 중점을 둔 치료방법이 필요함을 시사해준다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2016

Objectives Although forgetfulness is a common complaint among menopausal depressed women, there is still a debate about the relationship between memory impairment and menopause. The aim of this study is to examine whether menopause is related to cognitive decline among women with depressive disorders. We hypothesized that postmenopausal depressed women show generally poorer performance than premenopausal depressed women on various cognitive function tests. Methods With a retrospective chart review, we identified a total of 87 female patients (45 premenopausal patients and 42 postmenopausal patients) who were hospitalized with depressive disorders from 2000 to 2016. Demographic and clinical variables and cognitive test results were compared between two groups. Results Education year is longer in premenopausal group than postmenopausal group whereas clinical characteristics (illness duration, recurrence, and symptom severity) and mean Intelligence Quotient (IQ) were similar between two groups. The postmenopausal group took longer time for Bender-Gestalt Test (BGT) recall, Trail Making Test (TMT)-A, and TMT-B than the premenopausal group. After controlling for age and education, significant difference was remained for BGT recall (p = 0.029). Conclusions Postmenopausal state may be related with decline of visuospatial memory function, in particular, among depressed female patients. Other areas of cognitive function including complex attention, verbal memory, auditory memory, and working memory might be interpreted while considering age and education level.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.351-360
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 표준화된 종합주의력검사(CAT)의 소검사인 시공간 작업기억력 검사를 통해 얻어진 실험대상자의 안정상태 뇌파 활성차이로 시공간 작업기억력 수행능력을 예측할 수 있는 지를 알아보고자 하는 것이다. 실험 대상자는 2014년 12월 1개월 동안 학업 성취도와 무관한 31명의 일반적인 중학생 중 시공간 작업기억력 검사 후 순방향과 역방향 공간폭 결과에서 표준편차를 벗어난 7명과 6명이 선별되었고, 선별된 대상자를 각각 작업기억력 우수 집단(EWM)과 저하 집단(PWM)으로 구성하였다. 뇌파 측정과 뇌파 밴드별 상호 연관성을 통한 뇌기능 지수의 하위요소를 알아보기 위해 뇌기능분석 프로그램을 사용하였고 집단 간 차이 검증을 위한 통계 처리는 Mann-Whitney Test로 하였다. 연구 결과는 첫째, 순방향 작업 기억력 검사 결과 EWM과 PWM 집단 간 고베타파 활성도에서 좌뇌와 우뇌 모두 유의미한 차이를 보였고 저베타파 활성도에서는 우뇌에서만 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, 세타파와 알파파 활성도는 통계적 유의수준에는 도달하지 못했다. 결론적으로 시공간 작업기억 수행능력과 안정 상태시 고베타파와 저베타파 활성도와 상관관계가 있음을 보여주며 특히 시공간 작업기억 수행능력과 우뇌의 정신적 활동 및 사고능력과는 상관관계를 보여 주었다. 시공간 작업기억 수행능력을 안정 상태에서도 베타파의 활성도를 통해 예측할 수 있다는 점이 본 연구가 갖는 의의이다. 향후 뇌파의 활성도가 작업기억력 평가 도구와 근거자료로써 활용될 수 있기를 기대한다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.854-862
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• 2014

주의력결핍 과잉행동장애(ADHD) 학생의 지적결함, 학습 문제 및 저조한 학업 성취는 이들이 정상 학생에 비해 현저하게 낮은 지능을 가졌기 보다는 주의를 집중하지 못하는 특성 때문이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 ADHD 학생들과 정상군 학생들의 뇌기능영상을 비교 분석함으로써 ADHD 학생들의 뇌기능 차이와 작업기억 과제 시 나타나는 뇌의 활성영역의 차이를 보고자 하였다. 인천지역 초등학교 학생 26명을 대상으로 뇌기능영상과 임상설문검사를 실시하였으며, 뇌기능영상의 자극은 작업기억으로 하였다. 분석에는 통계적 파라미터 지도작성법과 사회과학통계패키지를 이용하여 단일표본 t 검정, 두 표본 t 검정, 다중 회기 분석등으로 분석 하였으며, 통계적 유의수준은 p<0.05에서 나타내었다. 그 결과 ADHD 학생들의 전두 피질, 두정엽 피질, 시상, 미상핵 등 많은 부분에서 불균형적인 발달을 볼 수 있었다. 또한, 작업기억 과제 수행의 어려움을 느낄수록 일부 안와 전두 피질, 해마가 활성화되었다. 보다 많은 ADHD 학생들의 대상자가 확보되어 ADHD 유형별 연구가 필요하며, 뇌기능영상에서 보다 많은 자극으로 실험한다면 ADHD 학생들의 전반적인 뇌기능평가에 유용할 것으로 판단된다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2014

Objectives This study aimed to identify the differences and the profiles of cognitive deficits in remitted patients with schizophrenia and first-degree relatives of schizophrenic probands. Methods A total of 26 remitted states of schizophrenia patients were included in the study and the same number of unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenic probands and healthy controls were matched for age, sex, years of education. Cognitive function of all participants was measured by using the Digit span test, the Continuous performance test, the Rey auditory & visual learning test, the Complex figure test, the Verbal fluency test, the Wisconsin card sorting test and the Finger tapping test. The effects of subsyndromal symptomatology and general intelligence score were controlled. Results Schizophrenia patients' group showed more significant impairment than other groups in verbal memory (learning, immediate recall, delayed recall), visual memory (copy, immediate recall, delayed recall) and cognitive flexibility domains. The family group and the patient group commonly performed significantly worse than healthy controls in working memory and verbal fluency (category) tests. There were no differences in sustained attention, psychomotor performance. Conclusions Our research shows that the deficit in working memory and verbal fluency could be strong candidates of endophenotypic marker in schizophrenia.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2023

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of multimodal intervention through VR (virtual reality)-based immersion program on the cognitive function and brain activity of patients with mild cognitive impairment. METHODS: The subjects of the study were 10 people in the experimental group who applied a complex intervention that performed cognitive tasks using the movement of the upper extremities through the VR program, and 10 people in the control group who received traditional occupational therapy. After the study intervention was applied 5 times a week, 30 minutes a day for a total of 8 weeks, LOTCA-G(Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment for Geriatric Population) and NIRSIT LITE were used to compare. RESULTS: Significant differences in cognitive function and brain activity were noted between the pre- test and post-test in the experimental group. Brain activity showed statistically significant differences in four channels of the working memory domain and one channel of the metacognitive domain (p < . 05). Comparative analysis of the difference between the two groups revealed statistically significant differences in cognitive function and brain activity. The brain activity showed statistically significant differences in three channels of the working memory domain and one channel of the metacognitive domain (p < .05). CONCLUSION: Through the results of this study, it was found that the complex intervention of performing cognitive tasks using upper extremity movements through the VR program had a positive effect on the cognitive function of patients with mild cognitive.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.450-461
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• 2022

A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled clinical study was used to determine the cognitive functions related to working memory (WM) and antioxidant properties of fermented Laminaria japonica (FLJ) on healthy volunteers. Eighty participants were divided into a placebo group (n = 40) and FLJ group (n = 40) that received FLJ (1.5 g/day) for 6 weeks. Memory-related blood indices (brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF; angiotensin-converting enzyme; human growth hormone, HGH; insulin-like growth factor-1, IGF-1) and antioxidant function-related indices (catalase, CAT; malondialdehyde, MDA; 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine, 8-oxo-dG; thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS) were determined before and after the trial. In addition, standardized cognitive tests were conducted using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Batteries. Furthermore, the Korean Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (K-WAIS)-IV, and the Korean version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K) were used to assess the pre and post intake changes on WM-related properties. According to the results, FLJ significantly increased the level of CAT, BDNF, HGH, and IGF-1. FLJ reduced the level of TBARS, MDA, and 8-oxo-dG in serum. Furthermore, FLJ improved physical activities related to cognitive functions such as K-WAIS-IV, MoCA-K, Paired Associates Learning, and Spatial Working Memory compared to the placebo group. Our results suggest that FLJ is a potential candidate to develop functional materials reflecting its capability to induce antioxidant mechanisms together with WM-related indices.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2011

Hypoxic ischemia injury is a common cause of functional brain damage, resulting from a decrease in cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain. The main problems associated with hypoxic ischemia to the brain are memory impairment and dopamine dysfunction. Hypothermia has been suggested to ameliorate the neurological impairment induced by various brain insults. In this study, we investigated the effects of hypothermia on memory function and dopamine synthesis following hypoxic ischemia to the brain in rats. For this purpose, a step-down avoidance task, a radial eight-arm maze task, and immunohistochemistry for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) were performed. The present results indicated that the hypoxic ischemia-induced disturbance of the animal's performances and spatial working memory was associated with a decrement in TH expression in the substantia nigra and striatum, and an increase in cell proliferation in the hippocampal dentate gyrus. Hypothermia treatment improved the animals' performance and spatial working memory by suppressing the decrement in TH expression in the substantia nigra and striatum and the increase in cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus. We suggest that hypothermia can be an efficient therapeutic modality to facilitate recovery following hypoxic ischemia injury to the brain, presumably by modulating the dopaminergic cell loss.