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A study on the effect of the brain activation and emotion by child Baduk study

DOI:10.5762/KAIS.2010.11.4.1436
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Sang-Kyun Ahn
Sang-Kyun Ahn
Sang-Kyun Ahn
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Ki-Ja Bak
Ki-Ja Bak
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Soo-Hyun Jeong
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This research is about the effect on children's brain before and after learning Baduk. The research was performed on 20 pupils attending I Baduk school with the contrast group of 20 pupils who did not take Baduk instruction. The pre-test on the brain waves before learning Baduk were measured from October 27, 2008 to November 7, 2008 and the post-test on the brainwaves after learning Baduk were measured from November 2, 2009 to November 4, 2009. The result confirmed the differences of both resistance activity quotient and emotion quotient. The result of the study suggest baduk study possibility in positively affecting the subjects' brain activation and emotion.

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최일호, " Study on brain activation in Baduk problem solving", 한국바둑학회지, 국제 바둑학 학술대회, Vol.3. pp. 25-34, 2005.