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Affective Neuroscience Lab · DGIST

How the brain responds to aversive signals from the world and the body

We study how the brain detects aversive sensory and social stimuli, and signals of disrupted internal homeostasis such as thirst, and turns them into adaptive physiological and behavioral responses.

Interior of the George Peabody Library in Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 23, 2026

Prof. Hyosang Lee introduces DGIST Brain Sciences at the KLAM Annual Conference

Accord Seoul 2026 perfume fair poster
Oct 17, 2026

Prof. Hyosang Lee gives a talk on the olfactory system at Accord Seoul 2026

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Oct 16, 2026

Prof. Hyosang Lee and Seojung Kim featured by Ewha NEUROTIMES

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We are recruiting integrated M.S.–Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers and interns who are self-motivated and reliable.

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