About
I am a first year Cognitive Science Ph.D. student in Greene Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at UC San Diego. I am particularly interested in using neuroimaging methods that can explain and predict developmental trajectories and how our brain changes across the life span.
My research mainly focuses on fMRI and data-driven methodologies. Before joining Greene Lab, I studied cognitive neuroscience in Human Affective Neuroscience (HumAN) Lab at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.
Research Interests
- biomarkers of neuropsychiatric disorders
- functional brain network organization
- predictive modeling, data clustering and integration
Publications
- * Equal author contribution
< Peer-reviewed Articles >
Grit buffers against stress-induced physiological response (2025). Jeon, J., Yoo, C., Park, S., Kim, B., Yoo, J., Kim, M. J., Park D., Personality and Individual Differences. [Full Text]
Gritty heart: Improved heart rate variability markers of adaptive physiological response in grit (2025). Yoo, J.*, Kim, B.*, Park, S., Jeon, J., Yoo, C., Kim, M. J., Park D., Psychophysiology. [Full Text]
Similarity in functional connectome architecture predicts teenage grit (2023). Park, S., Park, D., & Kim, M. J., Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. [Full Text / Code]
Structural connectome-based prediction of trait anxiety (2022). Yoo, C.*, Park, S.*, & Kim, M. J., Brain Imaging and Behavior. [Full Text] Featured on the journal cover
< Unpublished Manuscripts >
Identifying subtypes based on environmental and neurobiological risk and resilience factors of postpartum maternal mental health (under reivew). Park, S., Patterson, G., Gudiño, O. G., Kim, M. J., Kim, P.
Precision functional mapping reveals less inter-individual variability in the child vs. adult human brain (under review). Demeter, D. V., Feigelis, M., Badke D’Andrea, C., Ali, S. A., Baim, A. R., Koithan, E., Stearns, J., Zreik, S., Ahern, J., Park, S., Chang, S. E., Miller, R. L., Hampton, J. M., Schlaggar, B. L., Marek, S., Gordon, E. M., Dosenbach, N. U. F., Gratton, C., Greene, D. J. [Preprint]
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News
2025
- July–August: attending Neurohackademy in Seattle - check out our project Github repo / summary slides that curates Precision Functional Mapping (PFM) studies information and subjects to date (shoutout to Jon and Elizabeth for amazing teamwork!)
- September: attending 2025 Flux 2025 in Dublin [take a look at Flux Trainee Spotlight!]
2024
- August: master degree in Psychology, SKKU
- September: joining the Cognitive Science department @ UCSD