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.
Woojin and Prof. Sul publish new paper in Addictive Behaviors on social influence on smoking craving.
Woojin and Prof. Sul published a new paper in Addictive Behaviors!!
“Social norms modulate asymmetric effects of group opinions on cue-induced smoking craving"
New paper in Communications Psychology shows that happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about relationships than money.
Prof. Sul and Won-Gyo(A postdoctoral alumna of our lab) published a new paper in Communications Psychology !!
"Happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about friends and value relationships over money"
Prof. Sunhae Sul published a Frontiers in Human Neuroscience paper.
Professor Sul's new paper was published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience !!
Title: "Brain structure correlates of foreign language learning experiences"
Prof. Sunhae Sul and Won-Gyo Shin published a Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience paper.
Prof. Sul and Won-Gyo published a new paper in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience !!
"Striatal-hippocampal functional connectivity contributes to real-life positive anticipatory experiences and subjective well-being"
Prof. Sunhae Sul and alumna Seungmin Lee published a Scientific Reports paper.
Prof. Sul and Seungmin (A graduate of our lab's master's program) published a new paper in Scientific Reports !!
"Motivational and behavioral mechanisms underlying generalized health risking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in smokers"
Prof. Sunhae Sul published a Scientific Data paper.
Professor Sul's new paper was published in Scientific Data !!
Title: "The International Climate Psychology Collaboration: Climate change-related data collected from 63 countries"
Prof. Sunhae Sul published a Science Advances paper.
Professor Sul's new paper was published in Science Advanced !!
"Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries"
Link: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adj5778
Prof. Sunhae Sul and Won-Gyo Shin published a Scientific Reports paper.
Prof. Sul and Won-Gyo published a new paper in Scientific Reports !!
"Perceived financial well-being and its association with frontostriatal functional connectivity, real-life anticipatory experiences, and everyday happiness"
Prof. Sunhae Sul, Mijin Kim, and Sunghyun Shin published a Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience paper.
Prof. Sul, Mijin and Sunghyun published a new paper in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience!!
"Corticolimbic Structural Connectivity Encapsulates Real-World Emotional Reactivity and Happiness"
Link: https://academic.oup.com/scan/advance-article/doi/10.1093/scan/nsad056/7316661
Prof. Sunhae Sul and Junho Bang published a Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology paper.
Prof. Sul and Junho published a new paper in Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology !!
"정치 성향과 공리주의 성향, 뉴미디어 이용이 코로나19 방역 정책에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향"