NEWS & EVENTS
Updates
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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5/28/2026
Junho and Prof. Sul published a new paper in PNAS on adolescents’ brain and peer network
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.
11/20/2025
Prof. Sunhae Sul featured in CHANNEL PNU’s Talkpedia, sharing insights on youth anxiety and navigating uncertainty.
[Watch]
A public campaign talk in the documentary “Bystander”
In the school violence prevention campaign documentary <Bystander>, Professor Sul, our PI, explained the underlying psychological mechanisms of school violence.
Full video youtube: https://youtu.be/XSmf_tJRGfk
Mijin’s graduation (Master’s degree)
Mijin have graduated and received a Master of Arts from the department of psychology, Pusan National University.
In addition, she was awarded the Outstanding research achievement award for graduate students!
She is ready to embark on the new journey in the working field.
We sincerely congratulate her graduation and wish her all the best for her future endeavors! :)
Mijin receiving an award
with lab members !
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"
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/