• 약학회지
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• 제57권5호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2013

This study was designed to determine and compare the cognitive enhancing effect of various Codonopsis lanceolata extracts by steaming, fermentation and high hydrostatic pressure process. We prepared water extract of C. lanceolata, steamed C. lanceolata, steamed and fermented C. lanceolata and C.lanceolata by high hydrostatic pressure process and fermentation. Cognitive enhancing effect of extracts was evaluated in scopolamine-induced memory impairment mice using by passive avoidance test and Morris water maze tests. MTT assay was conducted to investigate neuroprotective effect on glutamate induced cell death in HT22 cells. Steamed and fermented C. lanceolata water extract decreased escape latency in Morris water maze test and increased the latency time of the passive avoidance test compared to other extracts. Furthermore, the steamed and fermented C. lanceolata water extract showed neuroprotective effect. These results suggest that steaming and fermentation process more improve cognitive enhancing effect of C. lanceolata than other process.

• 생약학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2013

Alzheimer's disease (AD), most common form of dementia is characterized that memory deficit and loss of cognitive function. The Codonopsis lanceolata (C.lanceolata) was treated by high hydrostatic pressure process and fermentation. This study was evaluated cognitive enhancing effect C.lanceolata extract by high hydrostatic pressure process and fermentation and compared with common C.lanceolata extract using Morris water maze and passive avoidance test. And their neuroprotective effect on glutamate induced oxidative stress in HT22 cell was investigated by MTT assay. High hydrostatic pressure process and fermented C.lanceolata extract (HFCE) and common C.lanceolata extract (CCE) (100 and 300 mg/kg) were administered to mice. Results showed HFCE enhanced cognitive function than CCE as shown by decrease in escape latency time. HFCE increased the latency time of the passive avoidance test compared to CCE. Furthermore, HFCE showed significant neuroprotective effect against glutamate cytotoxicity in HT22 cells. These results indicate that high hydrostatic pressure process and fermented more improve spatial cognitive ability of C. laanceolata.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.298-304
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• 2016

Dianthus superbus (D. superbus) is a traditional crude drug used for the treatment of urethritis, carbuncles and carcinomas. The objective of this study was to confirm the cognitive enhancing effect of D. superbus in memory impairment induced mice and to elucidate the possible potential mechanism. Effect of D. superbus on scopolamine induced memory impairment on mice was evaluated using the Morris water maze and passive avoidance tests. We also investigated acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) expression in scopolamine-induced mice. HPLC-DAD analysis was performed to identify active compounds in D. superbus. The results revealed that D. superbus attenuated the learning and memory impairment induced by scopolamine. D. superbus also inhibited AChE levels in the hippocampi of the scopolamine-injected mice. Moreover, D. superbus increased BDNF expression in the hippocampus. Eight compounds were identified using HPLC-DAD analysis. The content of 4-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid was higher than contents of other compounds. These results indicated that D. superbus improved memory functioning accompanied by inhibition of AChE and upregulation of BDNF, suggesting that D. superbus may be a useful therapeutic agent for the prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

• 약학회지
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2014

Alzheimer's disease (AD), most common form of dementia is characterized that memory deficit and loss of cognitive function. This study was evaluated cognitive enhancing effect of water and ethanol extracts of Codonopsis lanceolata and compared using Morris water maze and passive avoidance test. The water and 70% ethanol extracts (100, 300 and 500 mg/kg) were administered to mice. The neuroprotective effect on glutamate-induced cell death in HT22 cells was additionally investigated using MTT assay. Results showed 70% ethanol extract of Codonopsis lanceolata enhanced cognitive function than water extract, as shown by decrease in escape latency time in Morris water maze test. In passive avoidance test, 70% ethanol extract also increased the latency time compared to the water extract. Furthermore, 70% ethanol extract significantly protected neuronal cell against glutamate cytotoxicity and showed higher than neuroprotective effect of water extract. These results indicate that 70% ethanol extract more improve spatial cognitive ability and protected neuronal cells than water extract.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.185-199
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• 2011

In the present study, we assessed the effect of the PPA (Polygala japonica Houtt., Polygala tenuifolia WILLD. and Acorus gramineus SOLAND. mixed preparation), a traditional herbal prescription, on the learning and memory impairments induced by scopolamine. The cognition-enhancing effect of PPA was investigated using a passive avoidance test, Y-maze test and the Morris water maze test in mice. Drug-induced amnesia was induced by treating animals with scopolamine (1 mg/kg, i.p.). A single PPA (400 and 800 (mg/kg)) administration significantly reversed the scopolamine-induced cognitive impairments in the passive avoidance test (P<0.05). On the Y-maze test, PPA (400 and 800 (mg/kg)) also significantly reversed scopolamine-induced cognitive impairments in mice (P<0.05). PPA also improved escape latencies in training trials and increased swimming times and distances within the target zone of the Morris water maze (P<0.05). These results suggest that PPA attenuates amnesic state induced by scopolamine and that these Effect are mediated by enhancing the cholinergic dysfunction.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.405-410
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• 2013

Codonopsis lanceolata (Campanulaceae) traditionally have been used as a tonic and to treat patients with lung abscesses. Recently, it was proposed that the extract and some compounds isolated from C. lanceolata reversed scopolamine-induced memory and learning deficits. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the improvement of cognitive enhancing effect of C. lanceolata by steam and fermentation process in scopolamine-induced memory impairment mice models by passive avoidance test and Morris water maze test. The extract of C. lanceolata or the extract of steamed and fermented C. lanceolata (SFCE) was orally administered to male mice at the doses of 100 and 300 mg/kg body weight. As a result, mice treated with steamed and fermented C. lanceolata extract (SFCE) (300 mg/kg body weight, p.o.) showed shorter escape latencies than those with C. lanceolata extract or the scopolamine-administered group in Morris water maze test. Also, it exerted longer step-through latency time than scopolamine treated group in passive avoidance test. Furthermore, neuroprotective effect of SFCE on glutamate-induced cytotoxicity was assessed in HT22 cells. Only SFCE-treated cells showed significant protection at 500 ${\mu}g/ml$. Interestingly, steamed C. lanceolata with fermentation contained more phenolic acid including gallic acid and vanillic acid than original C. lanceolata. Collectively, these results suggest that steam and fermentation process of C. lanceolata increased cognitive enhancing activity related to the memory processes and neuroprotective effect than original C. lanceolata.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2007

Objectives : Investigation of the memory and cognitive enhancing effect of HT008-1 in scopolamine induced amnesia mice. Methods : At 60 min before acquisition trials, HT008-1 (30, 100, 300 mg/kg p.o.) was administered, and 30 min later, mice were injected with scopolamin (1.0 mg/kg, i.p.). In the passive avoidance test, acquisition trials were carried out 30 min after a single scopolamine treatment. Retention trials were carried out 24h after acquisition trials. Y-maze test was carried out 30 min after a single scopolamine treatment. Spontaneous alternation behavior during an 8-min session was recorded. Inhibitory effects of HT008-1 (0.01, 0.1, 1.0 mg/ml) on AChE activity was measured. Result : HT008-1 ameliorated scopolamine-induced learning impairments and spatial cognitive function in passive avoidance and Y-maze test, respectively. Moreover HT008-1 showed a significant inhibitory effect on AChE activity. Discussion: This study presented that eMultiherb mixture HT008-1 enhanced learning memory and spatial cognitive function in scopolamine-induced amnesia mice. These results suggest that the effect of HT008-1 may be dependent on the inhibition of AChE activity.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.251-262
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 중학교 학생들의 변인 판별 및 변인 통제 능력을 신장시킬 수 있는 15가지의 학습 프로그램을 개발하고, 이를 적용하여 수업효과를 분석하였다. 변인 판별 및 통제 학습 효과를 높이기 위하여 자신의 사고 과정을 모니터하고 인지 활동 결과에 대해 객관적으로 평가할 수 있도록 구성하였다. 이 프로그램의 수업 효과를 분석한 결과, 프로그램을 투입한 실험집단이 비교집단에 비해 변인 판별 점수가 높았으며, 변인통제 논리 형성정도도 증가하였는데, 특히 변인통제 논리 형성정도가 미형성 단계인 학생들에게 효과가 크게 나타났다. 이는 우리가 개발한 학습 프로그램을 통해 학생들의 변인 판별 및 통제 능력을 향상시키는 것이 가능함을 보여준다. 또한, 변인 통제 능력 점수와 메타 인지 수준 점수 간에 정(+)적인 상관관계를 보였다. 이는 메타인지 전략이 변인 통제 능력을 유의미하게 향상시키는 효과가 있다고 할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2012

Methylphenidate is a widely used stimulant for treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In addition to core symptoms of attention and behavioral symptoms, methylphenidate is even effective for executive functions. However, abuse and misuse of stimulants, including methylphenidate, for the purpose of cognitive enhancement is an issue of concern worldwide. Some prejudices and misunderstandings against methylphenidate are popular ; however, little attention has been given to the neuropsychiatric evidence of methylphenidate for enhancement of cognitive function among healthy populations. In this article, our aim was to conduct a review of previous studies investigating the effect of methylphenidate in healthy populations. Findings from several recent studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of methylphenidate for enhancement of cognitive function in healthy populations. The mechanisms of cognitive enhancement are thought to be associated with motivation and the reward circuit in the brain. However, when considering the risk to benefit, an official discussion of the use of methylphenidate among healthy members of the population would be premature. Instead, investigation of epidemiological studies of the prevalence of misuse of stimulants among healthy members of the population, particularly adolescents and college students, is needed. In addition, based on achievements reported in previous studies, investigation of the effect of an approach using non-pharmacological enhancing motivation, which will in turn result in increased cognitive function would be helpful.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.339-356
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• 2017

지금까지 창의적 광고 콘텐츠의 광고효과를 검증하는 연구는 있었지만 소비자의 인지과정에서 왜 창의적 광고 콘텐츠가 효과적인지 그 이유를 설명한 연구는 많지 않았다. 본 연구는 광고 콘텐츠의 창의성이 인지 종결 지연욕구와 광고태도에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 더 나아가서 본 연구는 창의적 광고 콘텐츠의 광고 효과 유발 원인을 비유창성으로 설정하고 관련 변인들 간의 관계를 검증했다. 연구 결과 창의적 광고의 비유창성이 인지종결 지연욕구를 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 광고의 비유창성이 창의적 광고의 광고효과를 높이는 중요 인지변인임을 의미한다. 창의적 광고의 광고효과를 소비자의 인지변인들과 연결해 검증했다는 점에서 본 연구는 학술적 의미를 지닌다.