• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2002.12a
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• pp.175-178
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• 2002

인간은 두뇌의 일부를 이용하여 감각 정보를 수집하고 이에 대한 분석 및 판단을 행한 후에 행동을 취하는 일반적인 과정에 의해, 느끼고 생각하고 말한다. 이런 일련의 과정은 신경생리학적으로 밝혀진 바에 의하면, 대뇌의 시상에 분포한 일차 감각영역에서 감각 정보를 수집한다. 수집된 감각 정보는 과거 기억과의 비교를 통해 인식되고 인식된 정보는 일차 운동영역으로 전달되어 행동으로 나타난다. 수집된 감각 정보를 판단하는 기관은 감각 연합 영역으로 알려져 있으며, 과거 정보를 통해 비교하여 판단하는 방식이고, 과거 정보에 없는 새로운 정보의 경우 파페즈회로를 통해 새로운 정보로 기억하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 신경회로망의 적응적 학습 기법을 통해 파페즈회로의 기능을 구현하고자 한다. 기존 학습의 내용에 의해 알고 있는 감각 입력에 대해서는 인식 결과를 출력하고 그렇지 않은 입력에 대해서는 학습을 통해 이후 과정에 대응하도록 적응적인 구조와 학습 방법을 지닌 신경회로망을 이용하여 구현하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.388-395
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• 1999

본 논문의 목적은 퍼지 엔트로피를 이용하여 비선형신호를 예측하는 것이다. 이 방법은 분할된 여러 부 공간(subspace)에 대해 입력 데이터로부터 퍼지 엔트로피를 이용하여 각각의 규칙에 등급을 정하여 불필요한 제어규칙을 제거하여 바람직한 규칙베이스를 구성하도록 한 것이다. 적용되는 퍼지 신경망의 기본적인 구조는 퍼지 제어기의 규칙베이스와 추론의 과정을 신경회로망을 이용하여 구현하며 퍼지 제어규칙의 매개변수들은 역전파 알고리즘에 의해 적응되어진다. 또한 매개변수의 수를 줄이기 위하여 제어규칙의 결론부의 출력값은 신경망의 가중치로 구성하였다. 결국 퍼지 신경망의 복잡도를 줄일 수 있다. Mackey-Glass 시계열의 예측에 대한 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 본 논문에서 제안한 방법의 효율성을 입증하고, 제안된 방법을 EEG 생리신호 분석에 이용될 수 있다.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.173-181
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• 1998

감별신경차단이 주의깊은 병력 청취, 이학적검사, 신경학적검사를 대체할 수는 없으며 적절한 검사실 또는 심리학적 연구를 줄이는데 의도되서는 안된다. 그러나 이들의 진단적 노력에서도 환자 통증의 원인을 규명할 수 없고 따라서 적절한 치료를 지침해줄 수 없을 때 감별신경차단이 상당한 도움이 될 수 있다. 감별신경차단이 통상적인 진단방법의 결과와 다른 기전을 말해 줄 수 있으나 그런 결과들이 사전의 치료방법이 환자 통증의 제거 실패한 점을 설명해줄 수 있으며, 나아가 특이한 증후군에 대한 적절한 치료방법을 결정해줄 수 있다. 발표된 논문들을 기본으로 고찰한 바, 진단과 예후판정을 위한 도루로써의 신경차단의 이론적 배경을 위축시키는 많은 제한성들이 있음을 알 수 있다. 추가해서 이들 수기들은 임상적 유용성을 증명하기에는 미흡하다. 그러므로 이상적인 진단적 신경차단을 위해서는, 수기관리와 호과의 입증 뿐만 아니라 결과의 분석과 적용에 있어서도 주의가 필요하다. 연구자들은 어떤 경우들에 있어 이들 수기가 계속되는 치료의 지침에 도움이 되는 정보를 제공한다고 보고 있으며, 그러므로 수행자들의 축적된 판단을 조급하게 일축할 필요는 없다. 끝으로 만성통증의 진단적 분류가 혼동되고 복잡하기 때문에 비록 유효성의 증명이 미흡하지만 해부학적 및 생리학적 감각을 얻기 위해서는 진단적 차단의 선별적인 사용의 필요서을 합리화해주고 있다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.41-47
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• 2010

Burning mouth syndrome(BMS) is a chronic oral pain and a symptom complex disorder usually unaccomplished by mucosal lesion or other clinical and laboratory signs of organic disease. BMS is characterized by a spontaneous burning sensation that mainly affects middle-aged and postmenopausal women. The etiology of BMS is poorly understood even though evidence for a possible neuropathic pathogenesis. BMS cause from various local or systemic factor, including nutritional deficiencies, hormonal change, local infection, dental procedure, dry mouth, medication and systemic disease including diabetes mellitus. Many studies suggest peripheral alteration in sensory of trigeminal nerve system. BMS patients with supertaster indicates pathologies of central and peripheral nerve system induced by an alteration in the taste system at the level of chorda tympani and glossopharyngeal nerve. The author discuss our current understanding of etiology and pathogenesis of BMS that refered chronic oral pain.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.104 no.2
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• pp.277-284
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• 2015

This study aims to evaluate the impact of forest therapy on neuro-cognitive, psychosocial, and physiological aspect of adolescent internet addiction risk group. We have classified potential and high risk user group as internet addiction risk group according to the criteria of Korean Internet Addiction Proneness Scale(K Scale). Based on the results of k-scale from the adolescents in metropolitan area from May to July 2013, 25 people were selected as Internet addiction risk group. We have randomized 13 participants joining forest therapy camp and 12 participants not joining one, and analyzed the change of the two groups with Continuous Performance, Kimberly S. Young, Connor-Davidson Resilience, Relationship Change Scale, heart rate variability and cortisol. Statistically significant changes were observedd in neuro-cognitive, psychosocial, and physiological variables, Through this study, we can consider that the therapy healing may relieve the level of internet addiction and can be an alternative to control emotional stability and impulsive behavior.

• The Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.64-72
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• 2008

Compression neuropathy around elbow and wrist are one of the common disturbing problems in the upper extremity. The understanding of normal nerve architectures and pathophysiologic changes in compression neuropathy is important to interpret the ultrasonographic images correctly. Compression neuropathies have characteristic ultrasonographic imaging features of flattened nerve at compression and hypoechoic swollen nerve with loss of fascicular patterns at proximal segments. Dynamic ultrasonographic imagings on motion can show dymanic subluxation of ulnar nerve and medial head of triceps muscle over the medial epicondyle in snapping triceps syndrome. Dynamic compression of median nerve also can be visualized in pronator teres syndrome by dynamic imaging studies. A quantitative measures of cross sectional area or compression ratio can be helpful to diagnose compression neuropathies, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or cubital tunnel syndrome. With the clinical features and electeophysiologic studies, the untrasonographic imagings are useful tool for evaluation of the compression neuropathies in the upper extremities.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.129-138
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• 1989

In an attempt to characterize the ventral root afferent fibers, arterial blood pressure responses to stimulation of the ventral root (VR) were observed in anesthetized cats. Effects of the morphine administered either intravenously or direct spinally and of the spinal lesions on the pressor responses were compared. Followings are the results obtained. 1) Stimulation of the VR with C-strength, high frequency stimuli evoked a marked pressor response. No depressor response, which had been reported during peripheral nerve stimulation, was observed during VR stimulation with low frequency. 2) Acute cervical spinalization abolished the pressor response, indicating the involvement of supraspinal mechanism. 3) The ascending spinal pathways of the pressor response were located in the dorsolateral funiculus bilaterally. 4) Intravenously administered morphine exaggerated the pressor response to VR stimulation, while direct spinally administered morphine suppressed it. From the above results it was concluded that the ventral root afferent fibers have more similar properties to muscular C-afferent fibers than to cutaneous C-fibers.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.329-332
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• 2002

We have investigated the role of slow inhibitory neurons in spontaneous activity using a model network controlled by stochastic mean field theory based on Integrated-and-Fire excitatory and fast inhibitory neurons. It is found that inputting slow inhibitory neurons to such network induces stable spontaneous activity at a much lower threshold than without slow inhibitory neurons in the network. This threshold range is low enough to be considered as biological threshold of cortical neurons. Only slow inhibitory neurons can give adjustable negative feedback in the network keeping lower rate and lower threshold.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.25-37
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• 2009

Hereditary peripheral neuropathies can be categorized as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies (HMSN), hereditary motor neuropathies (HMN), and hereditary sensory neuropathies (HSN). HMSN, HMN, and HSN are further subdivided into several subtypes. Here, we review the most recent findings in the molecular diagnosis and therapeutic strategy for hereditary peripheral neuropathies. The products of genes associated with hereditary peripheral neuropathy phenotypes are important for neuronal structure maintenance, axonal transport, nerve signal transduction, and functions related to the cellular integrity. Identifying the molecular basis of hereditary peripheral neuropathy and studying the relevant genes and their functions is important to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of these neurodegenerative disorders, as well as the processes involved in the normal development and function of the peripheral nervous system. These advances and the better understanding of the pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathies represent a challenge for the diagnoses and managements of hereditary peripheral neuropathy patients in developing future supportive and curative therapies.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.97-104
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• 2000

Screening of Biologically Active Essential Oils from Ligusticum tenuissimum. Kim, Min-Hae, Young-Gil Kim, Jin-Ha Lee, Keo-Pyo Hong, Jung-Ki Hong, Young-Joon Kong, and Hyeon-Yong Lee*. Division of Food and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 200-701, Korea, 1 Regional Crop Development Station, Kangwon Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Chunchon 200-150, Korea-The biological activities of the crude essential oils from Ligusticum tenuissimum and the control(phthalic anhydride) were compared. About 60% of the growth of MCF7, A549, and Rep3B cells were inhibited by adding 1.0 mg/ml of the crude essential oils and below 40% was observed by the control. Cytotoxicity on human normal lung cell(IMR90) was scored as 34.4% for the crude oil and 26.4% for control, respectively. It was found that the crude essential oils were more effective than the control in anti mutagenecity tested by both Rec-assay and CRG V79 cells. The growth of human T-cell(Jurkat) was enhanced up to 1.21 times by adding the crude essential oil compared with the control. 50% of a-glucosidase activity was inhibited by both the crude essential oil and the control. ACE activities were inhibited 80.1 % and 65.3% by adding 1.0 mg/ml of the crude oil and the control, respectively. The higher enhancement of glutathione-S-transferase activity was observed in the crude oil than those in the control: 301 % v.s 234% at 1.0 mg/ml of the treatment. Thrombolytic activity was measured as 42.9% and 28.6% for the crude oil and the standard, respectively. The effect of the oil on the nerve cells PCI2, was observed as follows: the neurite of PCl2 cells was lengthened up to 255 /-lm longer than 205 /-lm of control. The number of neurite-bearing cells were about two times higher than control. The survival ratio of the crude essential oil was also increased up to 56.4% which was about two fold higher than in control.