본 연구는 이완에 따른 뇌 영역간의 연결성을 코히런스 분석방법으로 확인하고자 한다. 기존의 이완유발에 따른 뇌 활동 변화는 EEG 스펙트럼 분석방법을 사용하여왔다. 하지만 스펙트럼 분석방법으로는 측정영역에서의 반응만을 관찰할 수 있고, 뇌 영역간의 연결성을 분석하기는 힘들다. 따라서 측정점 사이의 연결성을 관찰할 수 있는 코히런스 분석방법으로 이완에 따른 뇌 영역 간의 연결성을 확인하였다. 이를 통해 감성 변화에 따른 중추신경계의 변화를 관찰할 수 있었다. 실험은 24명의 대학생을 대상으로 눈을 감고 이완음향을 듣도록 지시하고 8개의 위치에서 EEG를 측정하였다. EEG측정위치는 국제적인 10-20법에 의거한 F3, F4, T3, T4, P3, P4, O1, 그리고 O2지점을 사용하였다. 실험에 사용된 음향은 White noise를 혼합한 음향과 혼합하지 않은 음향을 사용하였다. 그리고 실제로 이완이 되었는지 확인하기 위해 주관적 감성을 함께 측정하였다. 주관적 감성 응답은 ANOVA(Analysis of Variance)하였다. 음향을 들었을 때 실제로 이완효과가 발생하며, White noise가 이완을 증가시키는 것을 확인하였다. EEG는 측정영역 사이의 코히런스를 측정하였다. 그리고 White noise를 혼합한 음향과 혼합하지 않은 음향을 들었을 때의 코히런스 결과를 t-test하여 유의성을 확인하였다. 분석결과 White noise를 혼합한 음향에서 후두엽과의 연결성이 증가하였고, White noise를 혼합하지 않은 음향에서는 두정엽과의 연결성이 증가하는 결과를 확인하였다. 이를 통해 이완일 때의 뇌 기능 연결성의 변화를 관찰할 수 있는 중요한 결과를 도출하였다.

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of electroencephalograph (EEG) power and coherence on cognitive function in normal elderly, non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment, and demented elderly during working cognition tasks. Forty elderly women (19 demented elderly, 10 non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment, 11 norma1 elderly) participated in this study, All subjects performed working cognition tasks with Raven's CPM while EEG signal was recorded, EEGs were measured continuously at rest and during the working cognition task. EEG power and coherence was computed over 21 channels: right and left frontal, central, parietal, temporal and occipital region. We found that there were more correct answers among normal elderly women than in other groups Owing the working cognition task, wave at Fp1, Fp2 and F8, a wave at Fp2, wave at Fp1, Fp2. F4 and F8 of the frontal region was increased significantly in the demented elderly group. On the other hand. wave at Fp1, Fp2 and F7, wave at Fp1, Fp2, F3 and F7 of the frontal region was increased significantly in the group of non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment. In contrast. in the normal elderly group, all of the θ wave and wave at Fp1, Fp2, F3, F4, F7 and F8 of the frontal region (except wave at F3) was increased significantly, These results suggest that the nerves in prefrontal and right hemisphere regions were most active in the demented elderly group during problem solving, and the nerves in the prefrontal and left hemisphere lobe were most active in the group of non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment. In contrast, me majority of nerves in the frontal region were active in the normal elderly group.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the influence of physical fitness on a nonverbal intelligence score and cortical networking. Methods: Participants were twenty four high-fit and twenty one low-fit middle school students. K-CTONI-2 was used to measure nonverbal intelligence less influenced by educational experience and verbal ability. Cortical activation at F3, F4, C3, C4, P3, P4, T3, T4, O1, and O2 has been recorded during intelligence test. Inter-hemispheric and intra-hemispheric coherences were calculated to examine cortico-cortical communication. Results: As the behavioral results, nonverbal intelligence score and accuracy were not significant different according to physical fitness. The result of coherence revealed that coherence at right hemisphere which is related to visual-spatial processing was higher in high-fit but coherence at left hemisphere related to verbal-analytic processing was higher in low-fit group. Conclusion: The results imply the greater neural efficiency during intelligence test in high-fit relative to low-fit group.