NEWS & EVENTS
Updates
PUBLICATIONS
2/24/2026
New article in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience on prosocial behavior and well-being
2/2/2026
Woojin and Prof. Sul publish new paper in Addictive Behaviors on social influence on smoking craving
11/20/2025
New paper in Communications Psychology shows that happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about relationships than money
LAB NEWS
3/1/2026
Our lab has moved to the Department of Data Science at Hanyang University, Seoul
2/20/2026
Congratulations to Sunghwan (M.A.), and Donggun and Hyewon (B.A.) on their degrees!
11/30/2025
Sunghwan wins the Top Award at the KSPPA Winter Conference!
TALKS | CONFERENCES
1/29/2026
Our lab participated in the 2026 KSBNS Workshop, where Sunghwan presented his research.
11/30/2025
Lab members - Sunghwan, Woojin, Taein - presented their research at the KSPPA Winter Conference.
8/23/2025
Lab members participated in the 2025 Korean Psychological Association Conference, with presentations by Yuri, Taein, and Junho
MEDIA
12/19/2025
Study on happiness and spontaneous thoughts about friends vs. money featured in Science Magazine.
11/20/2025
Prof. Sunhae Sul featured in CHANNEL PNU’s Talkpedia, sharing insights on youth anxiety and navigating uncertainty.
Study on happiness and spontaneous thoughts about friends vs. money featured in Science Magazine.
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/
Prof. Sunhae Sul appeared on Talkpedia to discuss young people’s anxieties about the future.
Professor Sunhae Sul was featured in Episode 2 of Talkpedia(토크피디아), a program produced by CHANNEL PNU.
In this episode, Professor Sul addressed the anxieties young people face amid an uncertain future and offered words of encouragement to those navigating these challenges.
Full video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLRZoSYgZTk
Prof. Sunhae Sul and Won-Gyo Shin published a Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology paper.
Prof. Sul and Won-gyo published a new paper in Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology !!
“일상생활 사건에 대한 정서적 반응이 행복에 미치는 영향"
Link : https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/landing/article.kci?arti_id=ART002843914
Prof. Sunhae Sul’s research was featured by ScienceDaily and MedicalXpress.
Sep 13, 2017
Prof. Sul's research in Sciencedaily and Medicalxpress.
Sciencedaily : https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170913084448.htm
Medicalxpress : https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-09-teens-ability-intentions-linked-brain.html