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PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS OF EMOTION AND ATTENTION PROCESSES DURING AFFECTIVE AND ORIENTING AUDITORY STIULATION (청각자극에 의해 유발된 정서 및 주의반응의 생리적 지표)

  • Estate M. Sokhadze
    • Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1998.06c
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    • pp.291-296
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    • 1998
  • In the experiment carried out on 20 college students, recorded were frontal, temporal and occipital EEG, skin conductance response, skin conductance level, heart rate and respiration rate during listening to two music fragments with different affective valences and white noise administered immediately after negative visual stimulation. Analysis of physiological patterns observed during the experiment suggests that affective auditory stimulation with music is able to selectively modulate autonomic and cortical activity evoked by preceding aversive visual stimulation and to restore initial baseline levels. On other hand, physiological responses to white noise, which does not possess emotion-eliciting capabilities, evokes response typical for orienting reaction after the onset of a stimulus and is rapidly followed by habituation. Observed responses to white noise were similar to those specific to attention only and had no evidence for any emotion-related processes. Interpretation of the obtained data is considered in terms of the role of emotional and orienting significance of stimuli, dependence of effects on the background physiological activation level and time courses of attention and emotion processes. Physiological parameters are summarized with regard to their potential utility in differentiation of psychological processes induced by auditory stimuli.

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A Study on Emotional Information System Using User Color Information

  • Ko, Hye-Kyeong
    • International journal of advanced smart convergence
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.82-92
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    • 2019
  • The appropriate use of color and light can increase psychological stress or feelings of mental stability. As such, many people currently use color therapy, which provides relaxation and stability through color stimulation. Many people currently use color therapy, which provides relaxation and stability through color stimulation. The smartphone-based psychological color therapy system that is to be developed through the study is a method for relieving stress. This study examines a method of using smartphones to understand user's emotional information such as types of stress and to provide color therapy information regarding these emotions. The goal of this study is to use the user's smart phone to provide color therapy that employs the user's emotional information. The intelligent emotion system, which uses platforms such as mobile devices and the PC, was designed considering the user's context, and it provides the user with various data formats such as images, video, text, audio, to send results to the user. The system was developed in the form of a service-based mobile application. The study designed an emotional color therapy system that uses a smartphone to measure the user's stress and provides appropriate color therapy.

The meaning of Mental Disorder in Chinese Medicine (중의정지병증적내함해석(中医情志病证的内涵解析))

  • Lu, Ming-Yuan
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.39-42
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    • 2009
  • Jeongji(情志) in Chinese medicine refers to a series of psychological activity which is expressed as hui(喜), no(怒), wu(優), sa(思), bi(悲), gong(恐), gyeong(驚), together with emotion, sentiment, and cognition, which are manifested as responses of the human body to environmental changes both inside and outside. Sa(思) is a major cognitive activity, and the other six emotions are main emotional activities. The emphasis on the interrelationship between cognition, sentiment, and emotional activity is a unique characteristic of the Jeongji(情志) concept in China. Jeongji[Mental] disorder refers to a series of diseases that has a close link between the attack, clinical presentation and emotional stimulation. The attack is deeply affected by emotional stimulation, with which physical symptoms are either present or absent. However, emotional changes are clear most of the time, their effect on disease development noticeable as well. To sum up, Jeongji[Mental] disorder is related to a wide range of medical problems in fields such as internal, surgical, gynecology, pediatrics, and various psychiatric disorders, not to mention contemporary psychological disorders, neurosis, and all kinds of mental illnesses of today. Moreover, the mental and physical disorders of today all share a common pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and treatment discipline. All the more reason for deeper professional research.

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Pathogenesis of Enuresis: Brain, Sleep Dysfunction and Psychological Effects (야뇨증의 병태생리: 뇌, 수면장애 그리고 정신적 효과)

  • Park, Kwan-Jin
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2012
  • The relationship between central nervous system (CNS) and enuresis has not been sufficiently elucidated despite the presence of several circumstantial evidences. Contrary to common belief, polysomnographic sleep analysis revealed that the disturbance of arousal rather than deep sleep was responsible for enuresis. Subsequent studies confirmed depressed sympathetic tone and retarded brainstem reflex indicating abnormal arousal threshold in enuretics. In accordance with the bladder-brain dialogue, chronic stimulation of bladder may modify the brainstem function elevating arousal threshold. Epidemiological studies have suggested the association between enuresis and various psychosomatic disorders like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which has shown the abnormal brainstem reflex similar to enuresis. Taken together, CNS is assumed to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of enuresis. Psychological assessment is vital to understand the psychodynamic effect of enuresis. Studies have shown that the prevalence of psychological problems was higher in enuretic children and externalization of the symptoms was usually found. Several explanations have been brought up regarding the development of enuresis and psychological problems. Enuresis may cause psychological problems and vice versa. Otherwise, both may be associated with other variables, such as socioeconomic status (SES).

Effects of Perceiving Natural Environments on Psychological Health in Interior Space (실내공간에서 자연요소의 지각이 심리적 건강에 미치는 영향)

  • 김남길
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • no.27
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2001
  • It is believed that visual exposure to nature in the interior environment can make human healthier. But little about the effect of visual environment on human health is known. This article employs some existing evidences that perceptual experience of natural elements in the interior environment could reduce mental fatigue. The results of this article are shown as follows: First, the perception of natural elements is a physiological activity in terms of psychological health. Secondly, the visual stimulation of nature provoking proper arouse helps psychological balance. The aim of this article is to provoke further thinking and research on this possibility that visual exposure to nature may make people healthier.

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A Study for the Analysis of EEG Variation based on Time-Frequency Mapping (Time-Frequency Mapping에 의한 뇌파의 변화량 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, J.H.;Whang, M.C.;Im, J.J.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.05
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    • pp.370-373
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    • 1997
  • We are exposed to the various external stimuli input from the environment, which cause emotional changes based on the characteristics of the stimuli. Unfortunately there are no quantitative results on relationship between human sensibility and the characteristics of physiological signals. The objective of this study was to quantify EEG signals evoked by auditory stimulation based on the assumption that the analysis of the variability on the characteristics of the EEG waveform may provide the significant information regarding changes in psychological states of the subject. The experiment was devised with seven experimental conditions, which are control and six different types of auditory stimulation. Six subjects were used to obtain EEGs while introducing auditory stimulation. Wavelet transformation was employed to analyze the EEG signals. The results showed that the reconstructed signals at the decomposition level revealed the different energy value on the EEG signal. Also, general patterns of EEG signals in rest state compare with negative and positive stimulus were found. This study could be extended to establish an algorithm which distinguishes psychophysiological states of the subjects exposed to the auditory stimulation.

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A Study or the Analysis of EEG Evoked by Visual Stimulation using Wavelet Transformation. (Wavelet변환을 이용한 시각자극에 의해 유발되는 뇌파의 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, J.H.;Whang, M.C.;Im, J.J.
    • Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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    • v.1997 no.11
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    • pp.455-458
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    • 1997
  • We are exposed to the various external stimuli input from the environment, which cause emotional changes based on the characteristics of the stimuli. Unfortunately, there are no quantitative results on relationship between human sensibility and the characteristics of physiological signals. The objective of this study was to quantify EEG signals evoked by visual stimulation based on the assumption that the analysis of the variability on the characteristics of the EEG waveform may provide the significant information regarding changes in psychological states of the subject. Seven university students were participated in this study. The experiment was devised with eleven experimental conditions, which are control and ten different types of visual stimulation based on IAPS (International Affective Picture Systems). Wavelet transformation was employed to analyze the EEG signals. Most positive and negative emotional response were compared in pairs. The results showed that the reconstructed signals at the decomposition level revealed the different energy value on the EEG signals. Also, general patterns of EEG signals in rest state compare with positive and negative stimulus were found. This study could be extended to establish an algorithm which distinguishes psychophysiological states of the subjects exposed to the visual stimulation.

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The Characteristic of Wavelet in EEG Signals relataed to Human Visual Sensibility (인간 시각 감성에 의한 뇌파의 Wavelet 특성)

  • 김정환;황민철;김진호
    • Proceedings of the ESK Conference
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.477-481
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    • 1997
  • We are exposed to the various external stimuli input from the environment, which cause emotional changes based on the characteristics of the stimuli. Unfortunately, there are noquantitative results on relationship between human sensibility and the characteristics of physiological signals. The objective of this study was to quantify EEG signals evoked by visual stimulation based on the assumption that the analysis of the variability on the characteristics of the EEG waveform may provide the significant information regarding changes in psychological states of the subject. Seven university students were participated in this study. The experiment was devised with eleven experimental conditions, which are control and ten different types of visual stimulation based on IAPS(International Affective Picture Systems). Seven subjects were used to obtain EEGs while introducing visual stimulation. Wavelet transformation was employed to analyze the EEG signals. Most Positive and negative emotional response were pairely compared. The results showed that the reconstructed signals at the decomposition level revealed the different energy value on the EEG signals. Also, general patterns of EEG signals in rest state compare with negative and positive stimulus were found. This study could be extended to estabish an algorithm which distinguishes psychophysiological states of the subjects exposed to the visual stimulation.

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Brain Stimulation of Elderly with Dementia Using Virtual Reality Home

  • Park, Sung-jun
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2019
  • The virtual reality (VR) is an immerging technology used in the serious games industry to treat psychological disorders like dementia. We created a system named as Virtual Reality Home (VRH) for the elderly who lived with Alzheimer's disease (or other form of dementia) and cognitive impairment using virtual reality technology. The purpose of our study is to measure the long-time immersion and retention of VRH on the moods and apathy, enhancement in physical and brain stimulation as well as a decision making with peoples of dementia and explore the experience of aged care home staff's member. The VRH shows a positive impact on the elderly participants and staff members. During the VRH experience, excitement and a great level of alertness were observed among the participants but few of them were feeling anxiety. Furthermore, we observed the improvement in physical, memory and brain stimulation, but the participants have a low focus on decision making because they wanted to explore all interactable objects in the VRH. This study suggests that the VR may have the potential to improve the quality of life, and these results can assist to expand the future development in the enhancement of efficiency of people with dementia.

The Effect of Nonpharmacologic Interventions on Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia : A Meta-Analysis (치매환자의 행동심리증상에 비약물적 중재가 미치는 효과 - 메타분석)

  • Kwon, Mi-Hwa;Lee, Jae-Shin
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.540-550
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    • 2017
  • To investigate a variety of nonpharmacologic interventions have confirmed what the symptoms and effects, mainly interventions by acting on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia was conducted a meta-analysis. Data were collected from online search engines using search words from domestic and foreign article database. The researcher independently and among the pre-post experimental studies published from January 2000 to June 2016, recalled applying for the elderly with dementia presents the effect of treatment group and the control group RCT in this study were included in the study. The results of this meta-analysis showed that, effect size of the nonpharmacologic interventions of total -0.33, occupational therapy - 0.26, multi-sensory stimulation intervention -0.65 was significant beneficial effects to elderly with dementia(p<.05). According to interventions as a major affected the symptoms associated with behavioral problems, mainly aggression, memory-related problem behavior in the home-based program. Also, reminiscence therapy and occupational therapy is generally apathy, multi-sensory stimulation and music therapy was confirmed that there was a major change in behavior anxiety or agitation. The results of this study confirmed that various nonpharmacologic interventions were effective on behavioral psychological symptoms of dementia patients and confirmed the main symptoms of intervention.