A group of people who dream of challenging the world and making it more beautiful through brain and sleep research.
MOTOR MEMORY
SLEEP & DREAM
CREATIVITY
What is the role of sleep in motor memory consolidation?
What is the role of dreams in creativity?
News!
2025.07.18 Congrats Insung and Yoojin for your successful Bio-URP completion in our lab!
2025.07.01 Happy 2nd birthday to the JK lab! Thanks to all lab members!
2025.06.01 Welcome Junho and Seoyeong!
2025.04.22 Basic Science 4.0 Research Center: Seed Project funded: Regeneration of Tolman's Maze!
2025.04.01 Welcome Haeun!
2025.02.24 Welcome Khushi!
2025.02.22 Jaekyung gave a lecture at the KAIST Question Concert with the professor Jaekyoung Kim. [photo]
2025.01.24 Congrats Heemoon and Minjeong for your successful Bio-URP completion in our lab!
2025.01.01 Welcome Jonghun!
2024.12.16 Jaekyung has been selected as a faculty of outstanding teaching in our college.
2024.11.26 Congrats! Minjeong has been selected as a Jang Young Sill (장영실) Fellow!
2024.10.14 Thanks to our team! Our proposal has been selected by the Samsung Science & Technology Foundation! [link]
Old news ⬇️
2024.08.14 Congrats Yinchou for your successful KAI-X internship completion in our lab! [photo]
2024.07.01 Happy 1st birthday to the JK lab! Congratulations and thanks to all lab members!
2024.07.01 Welcome Minjeong, the first postdoc in our lab!
2024.05.13 Creative&Challenging(C2) Program funded! Ready to study Dream!
2024.04.25 NFEC, Infrastructure Support Program for Young Researcher funded!
2024.04.24 NRF, Young Researcher Program, Global Research funded! (우수신진연구 - 글로벌 협력연구, 5 years)
2024.04.01 Welcome Hyoseok!
2024.02.06 Congrats Dayoung for your successful Bio-URP completion in our lab!
2023.12.19 Our first recording in vivo in a freely moving mouse!! Thanks, Chihong and Jeonghyeon!
2023.10.12 PI, Jaekyung is selected as a POSCO Science Fellow from POSCO TJ Park Foundation!
2023.07.01 The begining of JK lab at KAIST!
LAB LOGO
Studying neural processing: the infinite potential of the sleeping brain
LAB Philosophy: blue-sky thinking and brainstorming
We are delighted you use our resources to facilitate the free flow of ideas for your research topics. Your unrestricted thinking within an atmosphere of freedom will enrich our available resources. We encourage our team members to do blue-sky thinking and brainstorming. We recognize that to propel the progress of science and technology, it is essential to not only embrace diverse perspectives but also cultivate a supportive environment where individuals feel included and appreciated within the lab. If you are interested in joining our team, don't hesitate to get in touch with us.
PI's Lecture - Why we sleep, 2025
PI's Lecture - Sleep: Memory and Creativity, 2024
PI's Lecture - Webinar for Nature, 2023
PI's Lecture - KAISTory, 2024
Background color: Soft Blue #4579AC (Calms the nervous system, Important for sleep)
We are always interested in new research assistants and postdoctoral fellows joining our efforts. Please send an email with your CV and a brief statement about your background and research interests.