ABOUT THE LAB
About Social Mind Lab
Social Mind & Human Functioning Lab investigates how the human mind understands, predicts, and acts in the social world. We study the psychological and neural mechanisms of human sociality, focusing on how cooperation, morality, and prosocial behavior emerge from the human mind and shape social life and human functioning.
Formerly the PNU Social Neuroscience Lab at Pusan National University, the lab is now based at Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea.
Research Focus
Our research aims to uncover the psychological and neural mechanisms of human sociality by decoding socioemotional processes, identifying the neural basis of social behavior, developing quantitative behavioral and computational models, and explaining individual differences.
Ultimately, we seek to understand how individuals and societies can function well, both individually and collectively.
Aims of Research
Decode hidden socioemotional processes using multimodal measurements
Identify the neural basis of human social behavior
Develop behavioral measurements and computational models
Predict individual differences in socioemotional processing
Identify the conditions that promote healthy functioning in individuals and societies
Multi-Level Approach
We adopt a multi-level, integrative approach to human behavior, examining social and emotional processes across neural, individual, and group levels of analysis.
Neural Level
Structural and functional MRI
Human physiology
Genetics
Individual Level
Behavioral experiments
Surveys
Ecological momentary assessment
Group Level
Dynamic social interactions
Social networks
Group and cultural contexts