2/24/26

Prof. Sul has published a new article in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Title of the article: “How helping others helps us: neural mechanisms linking prosocial behavior to psychological and physical wellbeing"

Link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2026.1686801

2/20/26

Congratulation to Sunghwan Park for receiving master’s degree from the department of psychology, Pusan National University.

Also, congratulations to Donggun Lee and Hyewon Lee for their bachelor’s degree as well!

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The paper “Happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about friends and value relationships over money,” authored by Prof. Sunhae Sul and Won-Gyo Shin (A postdoctoral alumnus of our lab), was featured in Science Magazine.

The study highlights the cognitive and social foundations of happiness by showing that happier people more frequently generate spontaneous thoughts about friends and social relationships rather than material reward.

The full article is available at:
https://scienmag.com/happier-people-think-more-about-friends-not-money/

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