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.
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✨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
🎉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]
3/1/2026
Our lab has moved to the Department of Data Science at Hanyang University, Seoul
TALKS | CONFERENCES
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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✈️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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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.
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Appearance on TV program “Disaster and Survival (시사기획 창)”
Our lab participated in the current affairs planning window(시사기획 창), episode 393 <Disaster and Survival, The Power of Altruism>, which aired on November 1.
It includes an experiment conducted in our lab and an interview with the professor Sul.
Full video youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni06kKyVi2k
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
An award received in a KSPPA
Great news! Prof. Sul has been awarded for her paper 'Belief in the distribution of happiness and subjective well-being' from Korean Social and Personality Psychological Association.
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/
Won-Gyo receives the Sejong Science Fellowship (NRF-Korea)
Won-Gyo Shin (a post-doctoral researcher in our lab) has been selected to receive the 'Sejong Science Fellowship’ by National Research Foundation of Korea.
The Sejong Science Fellowship is a highly competitive program that supports rising researchers to achieve growth and stability in their careers.
She has also been selected to receive ‘2021 Post-Doc. Development Fellowship' of Pusan National University.
Congratulations!!! We look forward to Won-Gyo's great research :)
Junho is selected to PNU-RENovation Research Support Programs.
Good news! :)
Our lab member, Junho Bang was selected 'PNU미래인재양성사업' by PNU-RENovation.
'PNU미래인재양성사업' is a project that supports the research of graduate students at Pusan National University, and Junho will carry out 'Social Neuroscience Research on Human Cooperation' research through this project.
And, Mijin, Seungmin and Gaeun was selected ‘SAM PNU-Junior(융합연구회지원사업)’ by PNU-RENovation.
‘SAM PNU-Junior’ is a project that supports the research society activities of undergraduate and graduate students in SAM field at Pusan National University.
congratulation! We hope that they continue great research through this project!
Graduation (Master’s): Woojin, Junho, Sunghyun
Feb 21, 2020
Woojin, Junho and Sunghyun have graduated and received a Master of Arts from the department of psychology, Pusan National University.
In addion, our new member, Mijin, also graduated and received a bachelor of Arts from department of psychology, Pusan National University.
Junho and Mijin will continue to further their learning and pursue their degrees (Junho-Ph.D, Mijin-MA) in our lab.
Woojin is getting ready to study abroad. He decided to pursue his academic career in the field of Organizational Behavior, and has submitted applications and is waiting for the results.
Sunghyun decided to start the next chapter of his life in the working field. More specifically, he is interested in working for cosmetic distribution industry, which has been his personal interests all his life.
We sincerely congratulate them on their graduation and hope everything works out for them! :)
Graduating students!
with lab members :)