About me

Jinwoo Yi
Jinwoo Yi
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I study affective neuroscience using computational frameworks and naturalistic paradigms. My research aims to elucidate how brain-body interactions construct complex affective experiences (e.g., ambivalent feelings, affect dynamics). I also try to extend neurobiological findings of human affect into relevant fields such as mental health, aesthetics, and AI. Ultimately, I am eager to overcome implicit conventions in affective science - static and dichotomic approaches to human emotion and establish a more nuanced framework to describe our daily affective experiences. To this end, I use naturalistic neuroimaging, machine learning, and system dynamics.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2025.09 - | Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology
UC San Diego
Advisor: Dr. Eshin Jolly (UCSD, Psychology)

2022.09 - 2024.08 | M.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Seoul National University
Thesis: Awe is characterized as an ambivalent experience in the human behavior and cortex
Advisor: Dr. Jiook Cha (SNU, Psychology)
Committee: Dr. Sang Ah Lee (SNU, Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Dr. Choong-Wan Woo (SKKU, Biomedical Engineering)

2016.03 - 2022.08 | B.A. in Psychology (Double: Aesthetics)
Seoul National Univerisity, Summa Cum Laude
Thesis: How we get pleasures from artworks - potential role of affective keyboard in the nucleus accumbens
Advisor: Dr. Jiook Cha (SNU, Psychology)

Research interest

- ambivalent affect: e.g., “How does the brain integrate conflicting valence signals to shape mixed feelings?”
- affect dynamics: e.g., “Does certain affective state work as an ‘attractor’ in one’s emotional experiences?”
- mental health: e.g., “How does one’s mental health interact with temporal dynamics of affective states?”
- empirical aesthetics: e.g., “How can people get preference for displeasing and challenging artworks?”

... and I'm also open to collaborations on other related topics!