• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국HCI학회 2008년도 학술대회 1부
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• pp.728-732
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• 2008

본 연구는 운동 표상에 관한 뇌 메커니즘의 이해를 위해 fMRI를 이용한 측정 시스템을 개발하였다. 개발된 시스템의 검증을 위해 예비 실험을 시행하였다. fMRI task는 visual feedback을 제공하는 task와 차단하는 task 두 가지의 task로 구성되었다. 실험 결과 visual feedback이 제공되었을 때는 left superior orbital gyrus, bilateral precentral gyrus, left superior occipital gyrus, left supplementary motor area, right thalamus, right postcentral gyrus 그리고 right superior parietal lobule 같은 영역들이 활성화 되었다. Visual feedback이 차단되었을 때는 left precuneus, right middle temporal gyrus, bilateral supplementary motor area, right anterior cingulate cortex, left Inferior temporal gyrus, left insula lobe, right superior parietal lobule, bilateral postcentral gyrus 그리고 left precentral gyrus 같은 영역들이 활성화 되었다. 개발된 시스템을 통해서 visual feedback이 차단되었을 경우 운동 표상에 관한 뇌 메커니즘을 알아 볼 수 있었다.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare cerebral motor area activation between the diagonal and straight movements of the lower extremity. Methods: The subjects of this study consisted of two right-handed adults. Functional magnetic resonance imaging was conducted to measure brain activation following the diagonal and straight movements of the lower extremity. The primary motor area, premotor area, and supplementary motor area, which are closely related to exercise, were set as the regions of interest. Results: The brain activation by diagonal movement was an average of $1036{\pm}75$ voxel, and brain activation by straight exercise was an average of $773{\pm}55$ voxel. Conclusion: Based on these results, we conclude that the activation of the cerebral motor area is more effective for diagonal movements than for straight movements.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.467-476
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• 2010

Purpose : This study was performed to understand the relationship between hand and mouth shapes using functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI). Methods : Two healthy volunteers without any previous history of physical or neurological illness were recruited. fMRI was done that volunteers was 6 repeated of natural mouth, close mouth and open mouth while power grip and pinch grip movement. Results : Cerebral cortex activation was not well observed for the natural mouth during the power grip exercise. For the closed mouth, the temporal lobe, Broca's area, the prefrontal area related to thinking and judgment, the supplementary motor area, the auditory area and Wernicke's area were activated. For the open mouth, cortical activation was also observed in the temporal lobe, Wernicke's area, the prefrontal area related to thinking and the orbital frontal area related to visual sense. During the pinch grip exercise, cortical activation was observed for the natural mouth in the primary sensory area, Wernicke's area, the primary and supplementary motor area, and the prefrontal area. For the closed mouth, cortical activation was observed in the temporal lobe, Wernicke's area, the prefrontal area related to thinking, the secondary visual area, the primary sensory area and the supplementary motor area. In the case of the open mouth, cortical activation was observed in a few parts in the temporal lobe as well as Wernicke's area, the prefrontal area related to thinking, and other areas related to visual sense such as the primary visual area, the secondary visual area and the visual association area. Conclusion : Brain was more activation for close mouth and open mouth more than natural mouth movement.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.235-241
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of low intensity blood flow restriction training (LBFR) on the central nervous system of healthy adults. Methods: Ten healthy right-handed adults (eight males and two females, mean age of 28.6 ± 2.87 years) were selected as study subjects. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was conducted to measure brain activation (BA) following LBFR and non-LBFR. The primary motor area, premotor area, and supplementary motor area, which are closely related to exercise, were set as the regions of interest. Results: The BA recorded during the LBFR condition was 931.7 ± 302.44 voxel, and the BA recorded during the non-LBFR condition was 1,510.9 ± 353.47 voxel. Conclusion: BA was lower during LBFR than during non-LBFR.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.102-112
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of chronic exposure by welders to manganese (Mn) through an analysis of the degree of brain activity in different activities such as cognition and motor activities using the neuroimaging technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The neurotoxic effect that Mn has on the brain was examined as well as changes in the neuro-network in motor areas, and the usefulness of fMRI was evaluated as a tool to determine changes in brain function from occupational exposure to Mn. Methods: A survey was carried out from July 2010 to October 2010 targeting by means of a questionnaire 160 workers from the shipbuilding and other manufacturing industries. Among them, 14 welders with more than ten years of job-related exposure to Mn were recruited on a voluntary basis as an exposure group, and 13 workers from other manufacturing industries with corresponding gender and age were recruited as a control group. A questionnaire survey, a blood test, and an fMRI test were carried out with the study group as target. Results: Of 27 fMRI targets, blood Mn concentration of the exposure group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p<0.001), and Pallidal Index (PI) of the welder group was also significantly higher than that of the control group (p<0.001). As a result of the survey, the score of the exposure group in self-awareness of abnormal nerve symptoms and abnormal musculoskeletal symptoms was higher than those of the control group, and there was a significant difference between the two groups (p<0.05, respectively). In the correlation between PI and the results of blood tests, the correlation coefficient with blood Mn concentration was 0.893, revealing a significant amount of correlation (p<0.001). As for brain activity area within the control group, the right and the left areas of the superior frontal cortex showed significant activity, and the right area of superior parietal cortex, the left area of occipital cortex and cerebellum showed significant activity. Unlike the control group, the exposure group showed significant activity selectively on the right area of premotor cortex, at the center of supplementary motor area, and on the left side of superior temporal cortex. In the comparison of brain activity areas between the two groups, the exposure group showed a significantly higher activation state than did the control group in such areas as the right and the left superior parietal cortex, superior temporal cortex, and cerebellum including superior frontal cortex and the right area of premotor cortex. However, in nowhere did the control group show a more activated area than did the exposure group. Conclusions: Chronic exposure to Mn increased brain activity during implementation of hand motor tasks. In an identical task, activation increased in the premotor cortex, superior temporal cortex, and supplementary motor area. It was also discovered that brain activity increase in the frontal area and occipital area was more pronounced in the exposure group than in the control group. This result suggests that chronic exposure to Mn in the work environment affects brain activation neuro-networks.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.304-306
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• 2021

Objectives: We report on a patient who showed mild bradykinesia due to injury of the corticofugal tract (CFT) from the secondary motor area following direct head trauma, which was demonstrated on diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). Case summary: A 58-year-old male patient underwent conservative management for subarachnoid hemorrhages caused by direct head trauma resulting from a fall from six-meter height at the department of neurosurgery of a local hospital. His Glasgow Coma Scale score was 3. He developed mildly slow movements following the head trauma and visited the rehabilitation department of a university hospital at ten weeks after the fall. The patient exhibited mild bradykinesia during walking and arm movements with mild weakness in all four extremities (G/G^-). Results: On ten-week DTT, narrowing of the right CFT from the supplementary motor area (SMA-CFT), and partial tearing of the left SMA-CFT, left CFTs from the dorsal premotor cortex (dPMC-CFT) and both corticospinal tracts (CSTs) at the subcortical white matter were observed. Conclusion: This case demonstrated abnormalities in both CSTs (partial tearing at the subcortical white matter and narrowing), both SMA-CFTs (narrowing and partial tearing) and left dPMC-CFT. We believe our findings suggest the necessity of assessment of the CFTs from the secondary motor area for patients with unexplained bradykinesia following direct head trauma.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2004

목적 : 운동, 감각, 단어형성 , 듣고이해하기, 기억력과제를주면서 기능적자기공명영상를 이용하여 부운동영역의 기능적 지도화를 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 16명의 오른손잡이 정상지원자를 대상으로 1.5 T자기공명영상기기를 사용하여 전뇌를 BOLD EPI를 기능적자기공명영상을 얻었다. 왼손가락운동, 고온감각, 단어형성 , 듣고이해하기 그리고 기억자극을 주면서 5번의 자극기와 휴식기를 반복하여 영상을 얻었다. p = 0.0001의 역치를 사용하여 활성화된 뇌의 지도화를 시행하였고 역치 이상의 뇌활성화가 보이는 부위를 MNI 공간으로 표시하여 각각의 자극에 대한 해부학적 위치와 활성화를 분석하였다. 결과 : 16명의 정상지원자 중 부운동영역의 활성화는 운동자극시 16명 모두에서, 감각자극시 11명, 단어형성자극시 15명, 듣고이해하기자극시 5명, 그리고 기억자극시 15명에서 보였다. 부운동영역중 앞부분의 활성화는 단어형성자극과 기억자극시 보였으며, 뒤부분의 활성화는 운동과 감각자극시 측정되었다. 운동과 감각자극시 자극부위와 반대편의 부운동영역에서 활성화, 그리고 단어형성자극과 기억자극시 왼쪽반구의 활성화가 주로 측정되었다. 결론 : 부운동영역은 운동과 감각 그리고 단어형성기능과 기억기능에 연관이 있는 뇌부위이며, 부운동영역중에서도 각각의 기능에 해당하는 부위가 존재한다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.103-107
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• 1997

목적: 기능적 MR영상을 이용하여 일차운동중추 및 부운동중추의 활성화 부위의 확인 및 편측성을 확인서을 확인하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 7명의 정상성인을 대상으로 echoplanar imaging 혈액산소노도의존(blood oxygen level dependent)기법을 이용하여 운동자극에 의한 뇌피질활성화 검사를 시행하여싸. 사용한 MR기기는 1.5T Siemens Magnetom Vision system이고 표준두부코일을 사용하였다. EPI의 parameter는 TR/TE:1.0/660 msec, 숙임각: $90^{\circ}$, field of view: $22cm{\times}22cm,{\;}matrix{\;}:{\;}128{\times}128$, 절편갯수/절편두께/간격: 10/4mm/0.8mm와 지방억제기법이 추가되었다. 손가락운동을 한쪽 손의 검사에 3회의 운동자극기간과 3회의 휴식기를 번갈아 좌측손과 우측손을 따로 시행하였다. 영상처리 software는 Stimulate 5.0을 사용하였고 통게적인 방법은 cross-correlation을 이용하였다. 좌우측 반구의 활성화시의 평균신호강도의 상승률과 일차운동중추와 부운동중추부위의 활성화된 voxel의 갯수를 구하여 좌측 및 우측손의 운동시의 좌우측반구의 활성화된 voxel의 갯수를 비교하였다. 그리고 각 반구의 활성화된 voxel의 총합을 구하여 각반구의 비대칭성을 확인하는 지표로 삼았다. 결과: 부운동중추에서 우성반구의 신호 상승률은 2.49-3.06%로 일차운동중추의 4.4-7.23%보다 낮은 상승류을 보였다. 우측이나 좌측손가락운동시 부운동중추의 좌, 우측 반구의 평균신호강도의 상승률에는 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.01). 활성화된 voxel의 갯수에 있어서도 유의한 차이가 없었다. 반구의 비대칭성을 확인하기 위하여 각각의 뇌반구의 활성화 voxel의 총합을 구하였을때 일차운동중추의 경우는 유의성있는 차이를 보였으나(p<0.05) 부운동중추의 경우에는 차이가 없었다. 결론: 일차운동중추는 반대측 뇌반구의 우세 및 좌측반구가 우세한 비대칭성을 보였으나 부운동중추는 한쪽 반구의 비대칭성이 약한결과를 보였다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2010

Purpose: Behavior and movement are accomplished by voluntary contractions of skeletal muscles. There are three types of muscle contractions: concentric, isometric and eccentric. The aim of our study was to determine whether there is a difference in the cortical activation pattern between concentric contraction and eccentric contraction of the wrist extensor muscle. Methods: Four healthy right-handed volunteers without any previous history of physical or neurological illness were recruited. fMRI scanning was done during 4 repeated blocks of concentric and eccentric exercise of the wrist joint. Subjects exercised for 12 seconds and then rested for 12 seconds before beginning the second set of exercises. To determine the excitability of cortical neurons during exercise, voxel count and intensity index were analyzed. Results: For right hand movements, when concentric contractions of the right wrist were done, only the left primary motor area was activated. In contrast, during eccentric contraction, both the primary motor area and secondary motor area were activated. For left hand movements, both concentric and eccentric contractions induced only the supplementary motor cortex and the contralateral primary motor cortex. Conclusion: During eccentric contractions, both the primary motor area and secondary motor area are activated in ipsilateral and contralateral brain areas. Thus, eccentric contractions require more complex and difficult movements than concentric contractions do.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2010

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the correlation between faster response time and functional activities of brain regions during cognitive time management. Methods: Twelve healthy subjects participated in this experiment. Subjects performed the serial reaction time task (SRTT), which was designed by the Superlab program, during fMRI scanning. When the 'asterisk' appeared in the 4 partition spaces on the monitor, the subject had to press the correct response button as soon as possible. Results: fMRI results showed activation of the left primary sensorimotor cortex, both premotor areas, the supplementary motor area, posterior parietal cortex and cerebellum. There were significant correlations, from moderate to strong, between faster reaction time and BOLD signal intensity in activated areas. Conclusion: These results suggest that motor skill learning to be needed cognitive time management is associated with greater activation of large scale sensorimotor networks.