The Unexpected Role of Deep Learning in Traditional Korean Medicine (TKM): The Science of Deep Learning Can Help better Understand TKM

Deep learning is revolutionizing in many scientific fields today. When it comes to Traditional Korean Medicine(TKM), it is commonly expected that deep learning will be able to assist TKM doctors to diagnose and prescribe treatments. We believe, however, there is another way to revolutionize TKM using deep learning. Mathematically, deep learning is a universal approximation function and can be a powerful model that explains cognitive processes in the brain. Since all of the decision-making processes in TKM are cognitive processes in the TKM doctors’ brain, they could also be modeled and explained using deep learning framework. As the science of deep learning advances, we will be able to better understand TKM through deep learning framework.