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PUBLICATIONS

✨9/21/2026

Dr. Yuri Kwon and Woojin published a new paper in the Journal of Media Psychology on the role of online comments in shaping news selection.
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5/31/2026

Junho and Prof. Sul published a new paper in Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology on the relationship between risk-taking and social preferences.
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✨9/29/2026

Prof. Sul published a new paper in Current Psychology on social conformity in pro-climate behavior.

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LAB NEWS

🍀9/3/2026

Social Mind Lab kicks off the 2026 fall semester with a lab gathering! [Read more]

🎉6/29/2026

Congratulations to Woojin on being awarded a Doctoral Fellowship from the NRF! [Read more]

🎉6/27/2026

Taein is admitted to the University of Michigan Ph.D. program. Congratulations! [Read more]

TALKS | CONFERENCES

9/19/2026

Lab members recently participated in a workshop celebrating the launch of SSK Project Phase 3, sharing key research findings and future plans.
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7/16/2026

Our lab hosted an invited lecture by Prof. Bo-yong Park (Korea University) on methods for connectome gradient analysis.
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7/15/2026

Our lab hosted the 2026 Summer Brain Imaging Data Analysis Workshop in collaboration with the HumAn Lab at Sungkyunkwan University.
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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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Paper published in Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology

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"

Link: https://doi.org/10.21193/kjspp.2023.37.3.005

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Paper published in Frontiers in Psychology

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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Paper published in Frontiers in Psychiatry

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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Paper published in Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology

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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Paper published in Korean Journal of Social and Personality Psychology

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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A Preview Paper published in Neuron

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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Paper published in Frontiers in Psychology

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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Paper published in Nature Human Behaviour

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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Paper published in Scientific Reports

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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Paper published in Cognition and Emotion

Prof. Sul's new paper on decision making and happiness is out on Cognition and Emotion.

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