Computational Motor Neuroscience Lab

People
All passionate and enthusiastic members

Principal Investigator

Sungshin Kim
sungshinkim@hanyang.ac.kr
Sungshin Kim graduated from Seoul National University with double majors in electrical engineering and chemical engineering. In 2013, he completed PhD degree in neuroscience at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Since 2014, he has worked as a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. He was selected as one of seven first recipients of YSF program (Young Scientists Fellowship) funded by Institute of Basic Sciences (IBS) in Korea. He started CLMN lab September, 2017. Now, he is an associate professor at the Department of Cognitive Sciences at Hanyang University.

Graduate Students

Sungbeen Park (PhD)
pjk629@hanyang.ac.kr
Sungbeen Park obtained a B.S. in Applied Physics at Hanyang Univ. ERICA campus and an M.S. in Computational Physics at Hanyang University. His main study was quantum phase transitions of various physical models in low temperature via matrix product states. Recently, he has planned to learn human motor controls and rehabilitations, also has been following rTMS protocols and human reinforcement learning in the Common lab at present.

Seojin Yoon (PhD)
pures1@hanyang.ac.kr
Seojin Yoon obtained a B.S. in Computer Engineering and has years of experience as a software engineer. He focuses on how the brain works and how we simulate the brain activities in terms of Computational Neurosciences. His current research interest include a memory consolidation that a category of processes that stabilize a memory trace after its initial acquisition, and figuring out how people function.

Antoine Caraballo (PhD)
antoine19@hanyang.ac.kr
Antoine Caraballo obtained a bachelor's degree in neuroscience and a master's degree in bioinformatics. His studies focused on modeling biological phenomena and analyzing large-scale biological data. Recently, he started his PhD at the ComMon lab and wants to delve into the mechanisms underlying memory encoding, consolidation, and retrieval, uncovering how neural circuits adapt to encode and store information.

Moosung Kim (PhD)
moodern@hanyang.ac.kr
Moosung Kim has majored in psychology and computer engineering and has built a career in the field of artificial intelligence research. Due to a strong interest in both humans and robots, he has been keenly following the latest research in neuro-robotics. He is particularly interested in research focused on the integration of motor learning and cognitive processes. Additionally, he is paying attention to studies that enable robots to learn movements in complex environments like humans and to handle various cognitive tasks simultaneously.

Zheng Xi (PhD)
zhengxi0616@hanyang.ac.kr
Zheng Xi obtained her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and her master’s degree in Data Science. She then built her career in clinical research, with a particular focus on sleep medicine. Recently, her research interests have expanded to novel non-invasive deep brain stimulation approaches, such as temporal interference stimulation, and their potential applications during sleep. By integrating physiological signals such as EEG, she aims to investigate the neural mechanisms through which closed-loop stimulation may facilitate memory consolidation during sleep.

Hanul Park (Master's)
hanul2001@hanyang.ac.kr
Hanul Park obtained a B.S. in Sports Science at the Seoul National University of Science and Technology. She has planned to study the mechanisms of learning and memory in the brain, particularly interested in how procedural memory is formed through motor learning. She aims to understand how the brain’s neural networks learn and retain motor skills and wants to contribute valuable insights in neuroscience and rehabilitation.

Sujin Jang (Master S')
soujin5463@hanyang.ac.kr
I received my bachelor's degree in Data Science from The University of Suwon, and I am currently interested in investigating the neural mechanisms of motor learning transfer and visuomotor processing based on brain imaging analysis.

Jiyun Seo (Master’s)
jiyun297@hanyang.ac.kr
Jiyun Seo received a B.S. in Data Science with a specialization in Cognitive Science from Hanyang University. Her research interests include investigating reward and penalty conditions for enhancing motor skill learning, studying fundamental neural network mechanisms, and advancing neuroscience research related to brain disorder treatments using Temporal Interference Stimulation (TIS).

Munkyeong Suh (Master's)
lucy1016@hanyang.ac.kr
Munkyeong Suh obtained a B.S in Hanynag University. She is interested in motor learning, neuroimaging, and brain stimulation, particularly in understanding how the brain acquires and transfers motor skills through learning. Her research goal is to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and adaptive behavior, and to contribute to the development of neuroscience and rehabilitation research.

Baekho Jang (Master's)
aromy77@hanyang.ac.kr
Baekho Jang obtained a B.S in Hanynag University, departement of Datasicence. He is interested in motor learning and fMRI study. He is interested in motor learning and fMRI research. In particular, he is interested in exploring the relationship and differences between error-based learning, which is mainly done in the cerebellum, and reward-based learning, which is mainly done in the basal ganglia, including the striatum. His research goal is to find out how motor learning occurs in the human brain by using methods such as fMRI and current TMS-fMRI that can observe correlations and causal relationships in the real human brain.

Researchers / Research Assistants

Hyeree Yoon (RA)
graceyhr01@gmail.com
Hyeree Yoon is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer Science at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. She is interested in the neural mechanisms of the human brain and how the brain responses to external senses. She has a dream to create artificial intelligence that most closely resembles humans.

Jaeyoung Ha (RA)
hajaeyoung@hanyang.ac.kr
Jaeyoung Ha is the Lab Manager providing administrative support for the research environment. His primary role is to assist with the execution of research funds and manage administrative documentation. He also provides essential support for research activities, ensuring that the lab operates smoothly. By handling various administrative tasks, he serves as a dedicated supporter, helping researchers focus on their studies and projects.

Collaborators

Jorn Diedrichsen Professor at Western University
Alexander Mathis Assistant Professor at EPFL
Kyusik Min Kakao Enterprise Researcher
Chun Kee Chung Neurosurgeon at Seoul National University Hospital / Professor at Seoul National University
Duk L Na Neurologist at Samsung Medical Center / Professor at Sungkyunkwan University

Alumni