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Effects of Computerized Neurocognitive Function Program Induced Memory and Attention for Patients with Stroke (전산화 신경인지기능 프로그램(COMCOG, CNT)을 이용한 뇌졸중 환자의 기억력과 주의력 증진효과)

  • Shim, Jae-Myoung;Kim, Hwan-Hee;Lee, Yong-Seok
    • The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of computerized neurocognitive function program on cognitive function about memory and attention with stroke. Methods: 24subjects with stroke were recruited. Twelve of subjects received conventional therapy including physical therapy, occupational therapy and language therapy. Another subjects received additional computer assisted cognitive training using Computer-aided Cognitive rehabilitation training system(COMCOG, MaxMedica Inc., 2004). All patients were assessed their cognitive function of memory and attention using Computerized Neurocognitive Function Test(CNT, MaxMedica Inc., 2004) before treatment and 6 weeks after treatment. Results: Before the treatment, two groups showed no difference in cognitive function(p>0.05). After 6 weeks, two groups showed significantly difference in digit span (forward, backward), verbal learning(A5, $A1{\sim}A5$), auditory CPT(n), visual CPT(n)(p<0.05). After treatment, the experimental group showed a significant improvement of digit span(forward, backward), verbal learning(A5, $A1{\sim}A5$), visual span (forward, backward), auditory CPT(n, sec), visual CPT(n, sec), and trail-making (A, B)(p<0.05). Conclusion: Computerized neurocognitive function program would be improved cognitive function of memory and attention in patients with stoke.

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Visual servoing by a fuzzy reasoning method (퍼지추론에 의한 시각적 구동방법)

  • 김태원;서일홍;오상록
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1991.10a
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    • pp.984-989
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    • 1991
  • In this paper, a novel type of a visual servoing method is proposed for eye-in-hand robots by employing a self-organizing fuzzy controller. For this is there defined a new Jacobian riot to be the function of a relative position of the object but to be a function of the only image features. Instead of obtaining an analytic form of the proposed Jacobian, a self-organizing fuzzy controller is then proposed to alleviate difficulties in real-time implementation. To show the validities, the proposed method is applied to a 2-dimensional visual servoing task.

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Visual Outcome after Surgical Removal of Craniopharyngiomas

  • Kim, Yeon-Seong;Jung, Shin;Cheon, Hyo-Cheol;Jung, Tae-Young;Kang, Sam-Suk;Kim, Soo-Han
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.171-175
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    • 2006
  • Objective : In the present study, we evaluate visual outcomes after surgical removal of craniopharyngiomas and analyze the factors that are considered to affect visual outcomes. Methods : This study includes 30 patients with craniopharyngioma, who underwent surgery in this clinic during the last 10 years. The changes of visual function [visual acuity and field] of the patients were assessed preoperatively and postoperatively, and paired data of this change were compared. Also, the factors that influence on this change were analysed. Results : Among the 21 patients complaining of decreased vision before the operation, 8 patients were improved [38.0%], and 7 patients were worse [33.3%]. However, Four out of 9 patients without any preoperative visual symptoms developed worse vision after the operation [44.4%]. The average duration of symptom was 17.2 months in the improved group and 23.6 months in the aggravated group. The tumors recurred in only 5 patients after the gross total resection : Four of them showed the aggravation of visual function after surgical removal and 1 had improvement. Conclusion : After removal of craniopharyngiomas, the overall rate of vision improvement, no change and aggravation are 26.6%, 36.7% and 36.7%, respectively. Aggravation of postoperative visual function is higher in males, children and patients with a longer duration of symptom and the tumor recurres more frequently in patients who complained of worsened vision after surgical removal.

Does the Application Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Visual Perception Program Enhance the Visual Perception Function and ADL Performance of Dementia Patients (경두개 직류자극 및 인지훈련 프로그램 적용이 치매환자의 인지기능, 시지각 및 일상생활활동에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Ko-Un;Kim, Bo-Ra;An, Tae-Gyu
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.201-210
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    • 2021
  • Purpose : There is a lack of research on this field in the Republic of Korea, especially those that have seen the effect of interaction between transcranial direct current stimulation and computerized cognitive rehabilitation therapy. This study divided 30 dementia patients into a treatment group, which received transcranial direct current stimulation and computerized cognitive rehabilitation, and a control group, which received pseudo-transcranial direct current stimulation and pseudo-computerized cognitive rehabilitation. This study evaluated the effects of these treatments on the visual perception, cognition functions, and daily activities of dementia patients. Methods : Fifteen subjects were allocated to the treatment group and the other 15 subjects were allocated to the control group. Treatments were given at intervals of five sessions per week (30 minutes per session) for six weeks (30 times in total). This study used the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination (NCSE) to examine cognitive functions, MVPT to evaluate visual perception, and FIM to test daily living activities before and after applying the treatments. Results : The results of this study showed that cognitive functions, visual perception, and daily living activities significantly (p<.05) improved after the intervention in the treatment group and the control group. The changes in cognitive functions, visual perception, and daily living activities due to the treatments were significantly different between the groups (p<.05). Conclusion : The results indicated that transcranial direct current stimulation and computerized cognitive rehabilitation therapy improved visual perception and daily living activities by increasing cognitive functions. Consequently, it was found that the simultaneous application of transcranial direct current stimulation in conjunction with a computerized cognitive rehabilitation program was an intervention method that could positively affect the visual perception, cognitive function, and daily living activities of dementia patients. Based on the results of this study, the study of arbitration protocols for demential will have to be more active.

Visual servoing of robot manipulator by fuzzy membership function based neural network (퍼지 신경망에 의한 로보트의 시각구동)

  • 김태원;서일홍;조영조
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1992.10a
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    • pp.874-879
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    • 1992
  • It is shown that there exists a nonlinear mappping which transforms features and their changes to the desired camera motion without measurement of the relative distance between the camera and the part, and the nonlinear mapping can eliminate several difficulties encountered when using the inverse of the feature Jacobian as in the usual feature-based visual feedback controls. And instead of analytically deriving the closed form of such a nonlinear mapping, a fuzzy membership function (FMF) based neural network is then proposed to approximate the nonlinear mapping, where the structure of proposed networks is similar to that of radial basis function neural network which is known to be very useful in function approximations. The proposed FMF network is trained to be capable of tracking moving parts in the whole work space along the line of sight. For the effective implementation of proposed IMF networks, an image feature selection processing is investigated, and required fuzzy membership functions are designed. Finally, several numerical examples are illustrated to show the validities of our proposed visual servoing method.

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A Systematic Review of the Effects of Visual Perception Interventions for Children With Cerebral Palsy (뇌성마비 아동에게 시지각 중재가 미치는 효과에 대한 체계적 고찰)

  • Ha, Yae-Na;Chae, Song-Eun;Jeong, Mi-Yeon;Yoo, Eun-Young
    • Therapeutic Science for Rehabilitation
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.55-68
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    • 2023
  • Objective : This study aims to analyze the effects of visual perception intervention by systematically reviewing the studies that applied visual perception intervention to children with cerebral palsy. Methods : The databases used were PubMed, EMbase, Science Direct, ProQuest, Koreanstudies Information Service System (KISS), Research Information Sharing Service (RISS), and the National Assembly Library. The keywords used were cerebral palsy, CP, and visual perception. According to the PRISMA flowchart, 10 studies were selected from among studies published from January 1, 2012 to March 30, 2022. The quality level of the selected studies, the demographic characteristics of study participants, the effectiveness of interventions, area and strategies of intervention, assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of interventions, and risk of bias were analyzed. Results : All selected studies confirmed that visual perception intervention was effective in improving visual perception function. In addition, positive results were shown in upper extremity function, activities of daily living, posture control, goal achievement, and psychosocial areas as well as visual perception function. The eye-hand coordination area was intervened in all studies. Conclusion : In visual perception intervention, It is necessary to evaluate the visual perception function by area, and apply systematically graded customized interventions for each individual.

Accurate Representation of Light-intensity Information by the Neural Activities of Independently Firing Retinal Ganglion Cells

  • Ryu, Sang-Baek;Ye, Jang-Hee;Kim, Chi-Hyun;Goo, Yong-Sook;Kim, Kyung-Hwan
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.221-227
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    • 2009
  • For successful restoration of visual function by a visual neural prosthesis such as retinal implant, electrical stimulation should evoke neural responses so that the informat.ion on visual input is properly represented. A stimulation strategy, which means a method for generating stimulation waveforms based on visual input, should be developed for this purpose. We proposed to use the decoding of visual input from retinal ganglion cell (RGC) responses for the evaluation of stimulus encoding strategy. This is based on the assumption that reliable encoding of visual information in RGC responses is required to enable successful visual perception. The main purpose of this study was to determine the influence of inter-dependence among stimulated RGCs activities on decoding accuracy. Light intensity variations were decoded from multiunit RGC spike trains using an optimal linear filter. More accurate decoding was possible when different types of RGCs were used together as input. Decoding accuracy was enhanced with independently firing RGCs compared to synchronously firing RGCs. This implies that stimulation of independently-firing RGCs and RGCs of different types may be beneficial for visual function restoration by retinal prosthesis.

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Leg Muscle Strength, Cognitive and Visual Function According to Demographic Variables and the Experience of Falling in Community Resident Elderly Koreans (지역사회 재가 노인의 인구학적 특성과 낙상경험에 따른 일상생활 수행능력, 하지근력, 인지기능 및 시각기능)

  • Sohng, Kyeong-Yae;Choi, Dong-Won
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.221-229
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    • 2007
  • Purpose: To investigate the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), leg muscle strength, cognitive and visual functions according to the participants' demographic characters and experiences of falling in Korean elder who are residents in the community. Method: Data were collected from 351 participants aged 65 or more, who were ambulatory, A structured questionnaire and several physical function measurements were used to collect the data which were analyzed using the SAS program. Results: The participants' IADL scores were significantly different according to their age, educational level and living situation. The leg muscle strength of the elders were significantly different according to gender and age, and were also related the risk of falling. Cognitive scores were significantly different according to gender, age, education level and marital status. Visual acuity and depth perception were significantly different according to age, education level, and marital status. Conclusion: Demographic variables and experience of falling were identified as variables related to IADL, leg muscle strength, cognitive and visual function of elders. Further study with a larger and nation-wide sample is needed to identify the variables related to the physical and cognitive functions of elders.

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A study of the visual image by variations in the location of the waistline and width of the belt of the basic skirt (베이직 스커트의 허리선 위치(位置)와 벨트 폭(幅)의 변화(變化)에 따른 시각적(視覺的)이미지)

  • Lee, Jung-Soon;Han, Gyong-Hee
    • Journal of Fashion Business
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.16-29
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate the differences of visual image by variations in the location of the waistline and width of the belt of the basic skirt. The stimuli are 21 samples: 7 variations of the location of the waistline and 3 variations of the width of the belt. The data has been obtained from 43 fashion design majors. The data has analyzed by frequency, factor analysis, anova, scheffe's test and the MCA method. The results of this study are as follows. The visual image by variations of the location of the waistline and width of the belt is composed of 3 factors: attention, function, attraction. The visual image by variations of the width of the belt has partial significant differences. The visual image by variations in the location of the waistline has significant differences in all factors. Function shows the interaction between the location of the waistline and width of the belt. However, attention and attraction don't show the interaction between the location of the waistline and width of the belt ; the location of the waistline tends to be the main effect.

The Development of Basic Elements for Visual Identity (Visual identity에 있어서 기본요소 디자인 개발에 관한 연구)

  • 김진용
    • Archives of design research
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    • v.14
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    • pp.63-74
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    • 1996
  • By study the basic elements and the development process of the visual identity design, We have the aims in this study to help the design study groups in the country to develop a VI design system with a high degree of efficiency. We clarified the strategic position which the individual basic elements occupy in the visual communication process, by studying the individual function and the character of the basic elements which construct the keynote of VI design system, and the mutual relations among them. Also, we presented in this study the systematic and resonable approaching means in the design development process for the VI system with a high degree of efficiency.

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