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Updates

PUBLICATIONS

2/24/2026

New article in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience on prosocial behavior and well-being

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2/2/2026

Woojin and Prof. Sul publish new paper in Addictive Behaviors on social influence on smoking craving

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11/20/2025

New paper in Communications Psychology shows that happier individuals generate more spontaneous thoughts about relationships than money

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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.

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11/20/2025

Prof. Sunhae Sul featured in CHANNEL PNU’s Talkpedia, sharing insights on youth anxiety and navigating uncertainty.

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1/23/2024

Our research on hedonic editing and happiness featured in Psychology Today.

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Prof. Sunhae Sul and Won-Gyo Shin published a Frontiers in Psychology paper.

Prof. Sul and Won-Gyo published a new paper in Frontiers in Psychology !!

"Individual differences in gaze-cuing effect are associated with facial emotion recognition and social conformity"

Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1219488/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=1219488

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Prof. Sunhae Sul published a Frontiers in Psychiatry paper.

Prof. Sul’s new paper is out on Frontiers in Psychiatry !

"On the relationship between the social brain, social connectedness, and wellbeing"

Link: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1112438

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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

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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 !!

“기부의 즐거움과 의미: 도움 제공자의 사회 가치 지향성에 따른 쾌락적 행복과 자기실현적 행복 경혐의 차이"

Link : https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/landing/article.kci?arti_id=ART002785126

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Prof. Sunhae Sul published a Neuron preview.

Prof. Sul’s new preview is out on Neuron !!

"Human dorsomedial prefrontal cortex delineates the self and other against the tendency to form interdependent social representations"

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627321004700?dgcid=author

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Prof. Sunhae Sul and Seungmin Lee published a Frontiers in Psychology paper.

Prof. Sul and Seungmin published a new paper in Frontiers in Psychology !!

"Depression symptoms mediate mismatch between perceived severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and preventive motives"

Link : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.650042

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Prof. Sunhae Sul’s Nature Human Behaviour Paper on Moral Dilemmas and Trust Featured in International Media

Prof. Sul’s new paper is out on Nature Human Behavior !!

“Moral dilemmas and trust in leaders during a global health crisis”

This research appeared on the news in Korea and the US:

(연합뉴스) https://news.v.daum.net/v/20210705111430192

(조선일보) https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2021/07/05/33Z6FWKUIBC27NGT5ZKINQMGQM/

(부산일보) http://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=2021070509280814312

(Science Magazine) https://scienmag.com/leaders-pandemic-policies-engendered-varying-levels-of-trust/

(Sciencewsnet) https://sciencenewsnet.in/leaders-pandemic-policies-engendered-varying-levels-of-trust/

(News Nation USA) https://newsnationusa.com/news/health/leaders-pandemic-policies-engendered-varying-levels-of-trust/

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Prof. Sunhae Sul published a Scientific Reports paper.

Aug 17, 2017

Prof. Sul published a new paper in Scientific Reports.

"Medial prefrontal cortical thinning mediates shifts in other-regarding"

Link : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-08692-6

Video : https://youtu.be/uLv5da5wvus

 

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