NEWS & EVENTS
Updates
PUBLICATIONS
✨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.
✨5/28/2026
Junho and Prof. Sul published a new paper in PNAS on adolescents’ brain and peer network
4/5/2026
New article in Scientific Reports on early-stage orienting behavior and eye-tracking markers in ADHD
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
✈️5/27-5/30/2026
Our lab participated in the 2026 APS Annual Convention where Yuri, Junho, Woojin, and Donggun presented their research.
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1/29/2026
Our lab participated in the 2026 KSBNS Workshop, where Sunghwan presented his research.
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11/30/2025
Lab members - Sunghwan, Woojin, Taein - presented their research at the KSPPA Winter Conference.
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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.
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"
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"
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"
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
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
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
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
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/
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
Paper published in Cognition and Emotion
Prof. Sul's new paper on decision making and happiness is out on Cognition and Emotion.