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Welcome!
Welcome to the Human Affective Neuroscience (HumAN) lab! We are located at Sungkyunkwan University, in the heart of Seoul, South Korea. The overarching goal of our research is to understand the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms that underpin how we experience our own emotions and evaluate the emotions of others.
At the HumAN lab, we examine how different aspects of affective information are encoded, manipulated, and integrated in the brain. We also investigate individual differences in such processes on both behavioral and neural levels, and their implications for mental health. We combine experimental psychology, functional neuroimaging (fMRI), and computational tools to answer research questions pertaining to affective science.
Updates & Announcements
Jul 2, 2025
Ellie Kim (UC Berkeley) and Soo Lee (UC San Diego) are visiting undergraduate RAs for the summer. Welcome to the HumAN lab!
Jun 14, 2025
Dr. Kim was awarded a 2-year NRF grant, which will support our research project entitled, Identifying the anxious brain using naturalistic fMRI.
Jun 12, 2025
Dr. Kim is featured in the Member Spotlight of the APS Observer. [read more]
May 5, 2025
In a collaborative project with Dr. Park (MAP lab), our study on the "Gritty Heart" - which revealed the association between improved heart rate variability and grit - is published in Psychophysiology. [read more]
Apr 17, 2025
Dr. Kim's collaborative work with Dr. Hur at Yonsei University - which focuses on the role of neuroticism on aMCC functional connectivity during emotional conflict - is published in Scientific Reports. [read more]
Mar 28, 2025
Solha, Dain, Ahyeon and Minju are representing the lab as the 9th team entering the SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project program! [read more]
Feb 19, 2025
Dr. Kim was recognized with the SKKU Fellowship, which is the highest honor awarded to SKKU faculty whose research excellence meets global standards. [read more]
Feb 13, 2025
Dr. Kim is the recipient of the Janet Taylor Spence Award for Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science. [read more]
Feb 1, 2025
Dr Kim has joined the editorial board of Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience as an Associate Editor. [read more]
Jan 22, 2025
Daewon, Solha, Yurim and Anna are proud winners of the grand prize from the 2024-2 SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project competition! [read more]
Dec 11, 2024
E-young's paper has been accepted for publication at Current Psychology! Her study identified separable and overlapping functional connectome architecture for impulsivity and anxiety. [read more]
Dec 1, 2024
Dr Kim has joined the editorial board of Neuropsychologia as an Associate Editor. [read more]
Nov 25, 2024
Dr. Kim was awarded the SKKU Academic Research Support Program grant, which will support our research project entitled, Inside Out: Multidisciplinary approach on the effects of anthropomorphizing emotions on emotion regulation.
Nov 8, 2024
Dr. Kim is on TV! He appeared on the Korean broadcasting network EBS to share his work on the neural mechanisms of anxiety. This episode is available on YouTube. [read more]
Oct 1, 2024
Daewon, Solha, Yurim and Anna are entering the 8th SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project program as Team Neurospark! [read more]
Sep 25, 2024
Yurim Lee join our lab as an undergraduate RA.
Sep 1, 2024
Anna Krey from Maastricht University joins our lab as a visiting undergraduate RA. Welcome to the HumAN lab!
Aug 13, 2024
Solha Hwang joins our lab as an undergraduate RA.
Jun. 20, 2024
Hayoung's paper has been accepted for publication in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience! This is our lab's first movie-watching fMRI study, made possible thanks to the pioneering work by Hayoung. [read more]
May 03, 2024
HumAN lab alum Nayoung's paper exploring the neural underpinnings of regulatory focus is published in PNAS Nexus! [read more]
May 01, 2024
Dr. Kim was awarded the KBSMC-SKKU Future Clinical Convergence Academic Research Program grant, which will support our research project entitled, Using neuroimaging-based biomarkers to predict cognitive functioning in bipolar disorder.
Mar 28, 2024
Bokyeong, Nahyeon, Jiheon and Daewon are entering the 7th SKKU Co-Deep Learning Project program as Team LOBE wins all! [read more]
Mar 23, 2024
Dr. Kim is the recipient of the Early Career Award from the Social & Affective Neuroscience Society! [read more]
We Are Attending
May 22-25, 2025
Association for Psychological Science
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Washington DC, USA
Apr. 23-26, 2025
Social & Affective Neuroscience Society
Presenters: E-young, Seohyeon, Jihye
Chicago, IL, USA
Mar. 12, 2025
Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, KAIST
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Daejeon, South Korea
Feb. 21, 2025
Department of Psychology, Lingnan University
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Hong Kong
Dec. 6, 2024
Cognitive Science Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Daegu, South Korea
Nov. 2, 2024
Korean Society of Human Brain Mapping
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Seoul, South Korea
Aug. 15-17, 2024
Korean Psychological Association
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Gyeongju, South Korea
Jun. 23-27, 2024
Organization for Human Brain Mapping
Presenters: E-Young
Seoul, South Korea
May. 23-24, 2024
Korean Society for Cognitive Science
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Seoul, South Korea
May. 21, 2024
Institute of Convergence Science, Yonsei University
Presenters: Dr. Kim
Seoul, South Korea
Apr. 10-13, 2024
Social & Affective Neuroscience Society
Presenters: Chaebin, Sujin, Hayoung
Toronto, Canada
Invited Speakers & Guests
Aug. 9, 2023
Dr. Leehyun Yoon [lab]
Department of Psychology & Center for Vital Longevity, University of Texas at Dallas
Aug. 4, 2022
Dr. Youngbin Kwak [lab]
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Aug. 13, 2021
Dr. Pyungwon Kang
Department of Economics, University of Zurich
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