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.
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"
The lab appeared on the TV program Disaster and Survival, which featured a lab experiment and an interview with Prof. Sunhae Sul.
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
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
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
Prof. Sunhae Sul received a KSPPA award for her paper on beliefs about the distribution of happiness and subjective well-being.
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.
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
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
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/
Won-Gyo Shin received the Sejong Science Fellowship from the National Research Foundation of 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 :)
Lab Members Selected for 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!