• Korean Journal of Cognitive Science
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.75-88
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• 2008

Visual scene contains lots of redundant information. To process this redundant information without increasing brain's volume, human visual system may summarize incoming information. If similar but different information are given to visual system, visual system extracts statistical properties of the information. One example of the statistical representation is representation of mean size. The mean representation is accurate and durable. The process of mean representation is suggested to be parallel. However, previous studies on the mean representation mostly used behavioral methods. The purpose of this study was to investigate which neural regions extracted the mean size of a set of circles using fMRI method. According to previous studies, BOLD signal of certain areas that were in charge of cousin stimuli decreased when the same stimuli presented repetitively. We used this paradigm and found that BOLD signal of right occipital area was decreased when same mean site was presented repeatedly. This results suggest that right occipital area is the locus of mean representation of visual stimuli.

• Proceedings of the KSMRM Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.149-149
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• 2001

목적： Birdcage coil보다 SNR이 높은 Surface coil을 이용하여 시각 자극에 대한 반응 정도의 차이를 보이고자 한다. 대상 및 방법： 연구 개발 중인 Magnum 3.0T로 영상을 얻었다. 실험 대상자는 정상인 지원자로 하였고, 10Hz로 깜박거리는 발광다이오드를 이용하여 시각 자극을 실행하였다. 일정 paradigm으로 얻어진 영상은 SPM으로 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.1-12
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• 1985

인간은 역사적으로 의식주와 같은 기본적 생존과는 무관한 '아름다움'을 왜 그토록 열렬히 추구해 왔는가\ulcorner 본 논문은 이러한 문제의 해답을 찾고자 실험미학자인 벌라인 (Berlyne)의 이론을 중심으로 미적 반응에 관한 고찰을 하였으며 다음의 사항을 다루고 있다. 1) 미적 반응을 '자극-반응'의 동적 과정으로서 이해하고 이러한 종적 과정의 구조적 측면을 고찰하였다. 2) 미적 반응의 심리생물학적 작용을 고찰하였다. 3) 미적 반응을 초래하는 자극의 특성을 고찰하였다. 4) 미적 반응의 하나인 시각적 선호에 관한 기존의 연구를 검토하였으며, 시각자원연구에의 응용 가능성이 높음을 고찰하였다.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.79-91
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• 1998

이 연구의 목적은 IAPS(국제정저사진체계) 사진자극에 의해 유발된 각각의 주관적 정서상태에 특정적인 자율신경계 반응이 존재하는지를 규명하는 것이다. 부정적 정서(분노, 슬픔, 놀람)와 긍정적 정서(행복, 흥분)를 유발하는 IAPS사진을 각 60초 동안 제시하였을 때 유발되는 심박률, 호흡률, 피부전도반응을 측정하였다. 시각자극이 주어진 초리 30초 동안 통계적으로 유의미한 심박률 감속 및 호흡률 감소를 보여주었으며, 뚜렷한 피부전도반응이 출현하였다. 심박률 감속은 혐오보다 흥분에서 더 크게 나타났고, 피부전도반응의 진폭은 혐오보다 흥분에서 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 피부전도반응의 진폭이 상승하는 시간은 슬픔, 행복, 놀람보다 혐오에서 더 짧아지는 경향을 보여주었다. 이와 같은 자율신경계 반응(심박률, 호흡률, 피부전도반응)은 정서상태간에 뚜렷한 차이를 보여주며, 특정 정서상태에서 자율신경계 반응은 개인차가 있기는 하지만 전체적으로 매우 전형적인 반응패턴을 보여주었다. 본 연구의 결과는 정서 특정적인 자율신경계 반응이 존재할 가능성을 시사해주며, 생리신호분석을 통해서 심리적 정서를 결정할 수 있는 형판(template)의 구성을 위해서 다양한 자율신경계 정서반응의 지표를 포괄적으로 측정 분석하는 후속연구가 요구된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.181-184
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 시각자극에 의하여 안구 운동 시 뇌의 학습, 인지, 집중력을 활성화시키기 위하여 무한대 회로($\infty$)를 이용하여 연구를 수행하였다. 뇌파 유도를 하기 위한 무한대 회로($\infty$)는 LED 모양을 하고 있으며 이것을 실행시키기 위하여 LabView 프로그램을 사용하였다. 시각자극을 제시하기 위하여 LED의 수를 각각 26, 51, 101개로 구분하였고 점멸 시간은 50, 150, 250㎳로 하였다. 시각 자극 제시 조건의 변화에 의하여 유도되는 뇌파를 Fz, Cz, Pz, Fpl, O1, O2 부위에서 측정한 결과 LED의 수가 적고 점멸 시간이 길어질수록 $\beta$파의 비율이 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이 결과는 LED의 점멸 움직임의 불연속적인 요인에 의하여 $\beta$파의 비율이 증가했을 것이라 생각한다. 본 연구를 통하여 얻어진 결론을 역이용하여 원하는 뇌파를 유도할 수 있는 시각 제시 방법이 완성되어 진다면, 이는 뇌기능 장애 환자의 재활이나 학습 장애의 아동에게 있어 효과적인 방법이 될 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.98-101
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• 1997

사람 사이의 가장 간단한 의사 표현인 긍정/부정을 뇌파를 통해 분별하려는 작업의 첫걸음으로 시각자극에 의해 일어난 긍정/부정 감성 상태에 대해 전두부와 후두부에서 뇌파를 측정하였다. 시간-주파수 분석을 행하고, 특정 주파수 세부 대역에서 상대출력의 시간에 따른 변화를 살펴보았다. 긍정적 감성상태에서는 느린 a 파의 증가가, 부정적 감성상태에서는 빠른 a파일의 증가가 관찰된다. 이러한 상대출력의 시간에 따른 증감을 통해 긍정/부정 감성상태의 분별 규칙을 설정하여 측정된 뇌파에 적용을 보았다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.47-52
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• 1999

Purpose : The purpose of this study was aimed to evaluate the BOLD(blood oxygen level dependent) contrast fMRI(functional MR imaging) in the occipital lobe and to compare with the metabolic changes based on H MRS (MR spectroscopy) and MRSI (MR spectroscopic imaging) before and after visual stimulation Materials and Methods : Healthy human volunteers (eight males and two females with 24-30 year age) participated in this study. All of the BOLD fMRI were acquired on a 1.5T MR with EPI during supervised visual stimulation in the occipital lobe. The red flicker with 8Hz was used for visual stimulation. After imaging acquisition, the MR images were transferred into unix workstation and processed with acquired from the same location based on the activation map. MRSI (magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging) was also acquired to analyze the lactate changes before and after stimulation. Results : The activation maps were successfully produced by BOLD effect due to visual stimulation. NAA (N-acetyle aspartate)/Cr (creatine) ratio varied only from $1.79{\pm}0.28{\;}to{\;}1.88{\pm}0.20$ in activation area before and after stimulation. However, the signal intensity of lactate was elevated $9.48{\pm}4.38$ times higher than before activation. Lactate metabolite images were consistent with the activation maps. Conclusion : The BOLD contrast fMRI is enough sensitive to detect the activated area in human brain during the visual stimulation. Lactate metabolite map presents the evidence of lactate elevation on the same area of activation.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.73-88
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• 2018

The present study examined how processing features of visual information near the hand would affect task switching. Recent studies reported enhanced cognitive control of visual information presented the near hands. To investigate the enhancement of cognitive control based on the relationship between hand proximity and attention, we implemented 2 experiments. In the task switching performance experiment, the hand proximity effect depended on modality of cue and target. The first experiment showed that stimuli near the hand received greater cognitive control than stimuli far from the hand, resulting in smaller switch cost. The result could rule out the feature-binding problem, which identifies reduced switch cost as the cause instead of hand proximity. Our results show that hand proximity actually reduced switch cost. In the second experiment, we examined the effects of hand nearness, modality, and their interaction on switch cost. In task switching, the target was always visual, and the cue was presented either visually or auditorily. In addition, we manipulated the cue-target interval to observe the preparation effect of cue. The results showed that a visual cue near the hand reduced switch cost by shortening task preparation time. Also, modality switching between an auditory cue and visual target was remarkable in a hand-near condition. The results for the visual cue could be interpreted as a benefit of rapid visual attention orienting. On the other hand, the results for the auditory cue could be interpreted as the cost of interference of modality switching by slower attentional disengagement of stimuli near the hands. Finally, modulation of switch cost by attention induced by hand nearness was discussed.

• Archives of design research
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.407-414
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• 2002

Human does information processing more efficiently using mental model at his understanding process. if We know what mental model is, we will know how to percept that. Similarly is it used visual mental model to percept visual object\ulcorner If it is true, we will analysis how man to understand. In this research, we have one experimentation to timid out that is true. So we did experimentation to know how man to understand new products by visual mental model. So we use 2700cc car's side view as stimuli. To A Subjects, we give them to see re\ulcorner size view before 120% ratio. To B Subject, we give them to see 120% ratio. After a experimentation, It is true that we make hypothesis that A Subjects percept this stimuli too long then B Subjects. Accordingly it proves human to use visual mental model to percept visual object. The result of experimentation, a testee use preliminary stimulus as basis of evaluation. It means that he use mental model as basis of evaluation of main stimulus. Accordingly development of new design can afford more strategic approach. Industrial designer who want to strategic approach can forced on high-weighted form attribute as consumer gives.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.10-21
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• 2000

Purpose: Episodic memory is described as an 'autobiographical' memory responsible for storing a record of the events in our lives. We performed functional brain activation study using ${H_2}^{15}O$ PET to reveal the neural basis of the encoding and the retrieval of episodic memory in human normal volunteers. Materials and Methods: Four repeated ${H_2}^{15}O$ PET scans with two reference and two activation tasks were performed on 6 normal volunteers to activate brain areas engaged in encoding and retrieval with verbal materials. Images from the same subject were spatially registered and normalized using linear and nonlinear transformation. Using the means and variances for every condition which were adjusted with analysis of covariance, t-statistic analysis were performed voxel-wise. Results: Encoding of episodic memory activated the opercular and triangular parts of left inferior frontal gyrus, right prefrontal cortex, medial frontal area, cingulate gyrus, posterior middle and inferior temporal gyri, and cerebellum, and both primary visual and visual association areas. Retrieval of episodic memory activated the triangular part of left inferior frontal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus, right prefrontal cortex and medial temporal area, and both cerebellum and primary visual and visual association areas. The activations in the opercular part of left inferior frontal gyrus and the right prefrontal cortex meant the essential role of these areas in the encoding and retrieval of episodic memory. Conclusion: We could localize the neural basis of the encoding and retrieval of episodic memory using ${H_2}^{15}O$ PET, which was partly consistent with the hypothesis of hemispheric encoding/retrieval asymmetry.