Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

The Physiological Society of Korean Medicine and The Society of Pathology in Korean Medicine (대한동의생리학회·한의병리학회)
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Traditional Korean Medicine Research Using Methods in Complexity Science: Current Status and Prospect

복잡계 과학 방법론을 활용한 한의학 연구: 현황과 전망

  • Jang, Dongyeop (Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) ;
  • Cho, Na-Hyun (College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Ki-Eun (College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University) ;
  • Kwon, Young-Kyu (Division of Longevity and Biofunctional Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Eop (Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University)
  • 장동엽 (가천대학교 한의과대학 생리학교실) ;
  • 조나현 (원광대학교 한의과대학) ;
  • 이기은 (세명대학교 한의과대학) ;
  • 권영규 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 양생기능의학부) ;
  • 김창업 (가천대학교 한의과대학 생리학교실)
  • Received : 2021.10.05
  • Accepted : 2021.10.22
  • Published : 2021.10.25
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Abstract

Traditional Korean medicine (TKM) takes a holistic view that emphasizes the balance between the elements constituting the human body or between the human body and the external environment. To investigate the holistic properties of TKM, here we propose to apply the methodology of complexity science to the TKM research. Complexity science is a discipline for studying complex systems with interactions between components that raise the behaviour as a whole which can be more than the sum of their parts. We first provide an introduction to the complexity science and its research methods, particularly focusing on network science and data science approaches. Next, we briefly present the current status of TKM research employing these methods. Finally, we provide suggestions for future research elucidating the underlying mechanism of TKM, both in terms of biomedicine and humanities.

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이 논문은 2020년도 정부(미래창조과학부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 기초연구사업임(No.2020R1F1A1075145)

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