• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.541-550
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• 2009

This research attempted to find out any implications for strategies to design and develop the connections between the activities of the brain function and the fields of English learning (dictation, word level, speaking, word memory, listening). Thus, in developing the brain based learning model for the English education, attempts need to be made to help learners to keep the whole brain toward learning. On this point, this study indicated the significant results for the exclusive brain location and the brainwaves on the each English learning field by the quantitative EEG analysis. The results of this study presented the guidelines for the balanced development of the left brain and the right brain to train the specific site of the brain connected to the English learning fields. In addition, whole brain training model is developed by the quantitative EEG data not by the theoretical learning methods focused on the right brain training.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.31-35
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• 2006

This study was performed to evaluate sedation with quantitative electroencephalography (EEG) analysis in dogs. EEG is used to evaluate objectively the effects of CNS acting with brain and behavioral changes. Especially, spectral edge frequency 95 (SEF 95) parameter is an effective method to determine the sedative status. The SEF 95 is the frequency below 95% of the total power. Twelve healthy intact male Miniature Schnauzer dogs, which did not show any neurological abnormalities and disease, were used for the study. EEG electrodes were inserted in subcutaneous tissue over the calvaria without entering adjacent muscles. The EEG data were acquired and analyzed by EEG raw wave and spectral edge frequency 95 analysis. After the administration of sedatives, the SEF 95 values were shown the significant changes compared with the normal state In all groups (p<0.05). It is suggested that SEF 95 analysis is useful method for assessing the state of sedation in dogs.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.555-560
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• 1999

간질은 신경세포의 일부가 짧은 시간동안 과도한 전기를 발생시킴으로써 일어나는 신경계의 발작적 증상으로 배경 활동파와는 구별되는 극파, 예파, 예파와 서파를 동반한 극서파 복합(sharp and slow complexes)의 뇌파 특징파를 갖는다. 장시간의 뇌파기록에서 시간의 절약과, 정량화를 위해 컴퓨터를 이용한 간질 파형의 자동 검출은 객관성을 높이고 정량적인 해석을 위해 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 간질 뇌파를 검출하기 위해 웨이브렛 변환과 신경망을 사용하였다. 웨이브렛 변환은 잡음을 제거하고 간질 뇌파의 특징을 강조하며 신경망의 입력노드수를 줄였다. 전문가에 의해서 분류된 간질특성과 정상뇌파를 신경망에 입력시켜 최적의 신경망구조를 선택하였고, 검출 문턱치를 설정하였다. 신경망은 200ms(26개의 데이터포인트)신호의 웨이브렛 결과와 웨이브렛 변환후 데이터 상의 최대, 최소 기울기가 입력되어 전체 28개의 입력 노드로 구성하였다. 은닉층은 18노드, 문턱치값은 민감도와 선택도가 일치하는 0.65가 사용되었다. 결과로 임상 환자 데이터에 입력되어 78.54% 의 검출률을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07d
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• pp.3227-3229
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• 2000

본 논문은 청각 자극이 제시되었을 때 변화되는 뇌파로부터 의미 있는 특징을 찾아내서 정량화 할 수 있는 변수 추출 및 분류 기법을 제시한다. 건강한 피실험자로부터 방향성 있는 청각 자극을 인가했을 때의 뇌파를 검출, 분류하였다. 뇌파의 변수 추출 방법으로는 짧은 시간영역에서의 신호의 갑작스런 변화량도 정량적으로 분석할 수 있는 Mallat's A1gorithm을 이용한 웨이블릿 변환(wavelet transform)을 적용하였고, 분류 방법으로는 그 결과로 나온 웨이블릿 계수를 변수로 하여 Neural Network을 학습하여 사용하였다. 향후 피실험자의 훈련을 통해서 청각 자극이 없이 순수한 생각만으로 방향을 검출할 수 있는 뇌파분석기를 만든다면 생각만으로도 물체의 방향을 제어할 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.81-85
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• 2000

EEG(electroencephalogram)는 주로 전문가의 판독에 따른 주관적 판단에 의존하여 임상에서 사용되어져 왔다. 그러나 비선형 동역학 분석을 이용한 해석학적인 정량화 연구가 진행 되어짐에 따라 특이 패턴을 이용한 환자의 질병진단 이외에도 정상인의 뇌 활동 및 인지기능 둥을 이해하기 위한 도구로써 그 활용범위가 넓어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 정상인에게 다양한 자극을 준 후 측정한 EEG를 상관차원 분석법을 이용하여 다양한 자극에 대한 뇌파의 특징을 분석하였다. 그 결과 각 자극에 따른 뇌 활동도의 차이를 정량적으로 분석할 수 있었으며, 뇌 활동 부위와 자극과의 관계도 정량적으로 분석할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.387-393
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• 2016

The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of QEEG-based neurofeedback clinical tests on patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Researchers tested six patients with anxiety disorder using 32-channel QEEG(Quantitative electroencephalograpy) and neurofeedback training equipment. The study measured anxiety levels of patients using QEEG and BAI physiological psychology tests. Test results found hyperactive beta waves present in all six patients' temporal lobe. The intensity of the wave of the right hemisphere temporal lobe T4(M=31.07) was the higher than that of the left hemisphere temporal lobe 3(M=29.11). Following Neurofeedback training, the beta wave of the right hemisphere lobe was reduced significantly in all patients. The average anxiety level decreased from 23.57 to 12.14 after the neurofeedback training. In addition, among the two patients who were taking medication, one patient reduced his dosage while the other patient discontinued taking medication. This result implies that the QEEG neurofeedback training technique can be effectively applied to patients with anxiety disorder.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.59-62
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 통행방향의 교차 상황이 발생하였을 때와 그렇지 않았을 때의 뇌파를 정량적으로 측정하여 보행자가 인지심리적 불편함을 느끼는지 여부를 알아보았다. 총 50명의 실험참가자에게 통행방향의 교차가 발생하는 영상 4개와 그렇지 않은 영상 4개를 무작위고 시청하게 하고 좌 우 전두엽, 좌 우 후두엽, 좌 우 측두엽, 중심엽 부위에서 나타나는 뇌파 신호를 추출하였다. 추출된 뇌파는 주파수 분석을 하여 alpha파 상대 스펙트럼 값, beta파 상대 스펙트럼 값, theta파 상대 스펙트럼 값을 계산하고 동선의 교차 여부에 대한 정량적 비교를 실시하였다. 실험 결과, 통행방향이 일관된 영상을 시청하였을 때 모든 부위에서 alpha파가 높게 나오는 경향을 보였다. 본 연구 결과는 통행방향이 좌/우로 교차할 때 교차하지 않는 상황에 비해 보행자가 인지심리적 더 스트레스를 느끼는 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.15-15
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• 2009

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.51 no.4
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• pp.397-405
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• 2019

Quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) has been widely used in research and clinical fields. QEEG has been widely used to objectively document cerebral changes for the purpose of identifying the electrophysiological biomarkers across various clinical symptoms and for the stimulation of specific cortical regions associated with cognitive function. In electroencephalography (EEG), the difference in quantitative and qualitative analyses is discriminated not by its measurement methods and relevant clinical or research environments, but by its analysis methods. When performing a qualitative analysis, it is possible for a medical technologist or experienced researchers to read the EEG waveforms to exclude artifacts. However, the quantitative analysis is still based on mathematical modeling, and all EEG data are included for the analysis, leading the results to be affected by unexpected artifacts. In the hospital setting, the case that the medical technologists in charge of the EEG test perform academic research has been little reported, compared to other clinical physiological measurement-based research. This is because there are few laboratories specialized in clinical physiological research. In this respect, this study is expected to be utilized as a basic reference material for medical technologists, students, and academic researchers, all of whom would like to conduct a quantitative analysis.

• Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.11-17
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• 2012

Objective: Among various methods developed to quantitatively explore electroencephalograms (EEG), we focused on a wavelet method that was known to yield robust results under nonstationary conditions. The aim of this study was thus to introduce the wavelet method and demonstrate its potential use in clinical sleep studies. Method: This study involved artificial EEG specifically designed to validate the wavelet method. The method was performed to obtain time-dependent spectral power and phase angles of the signal. Synchrony of multichannel EEG was analyzed by an order parameter of the instantaneous phase. The standard methods, such as Fourier transformation and coherence, were also performed and compared with the wavelet method. The method was further validated with clinical EEG and ERP samples available as pilot studies at academic sleep centers. Result: The time-frequency plot and phase synchrony level obtained by the wavelet method clearly showed dynamic changes in the EEG waveforms artificially fabricated. When applied to clinical samples, the method successfully detected changes in spectral power across the sleep onset period and identified differences between the target and background ERP. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the wavelet method could be an alternative and/or complementary tool to the conventional Fourier method in quantifying and identifying EEG and ERP biomarkers robustly, especially when the signals were nonstationary in a short time scale (1-100 seconds).