Social buffering & Social exclusion

8. Hyunchan Lee, Taesub Jung, Woonhee Kim, Jihyun Noh (2019) The link between social context-dependent anxious behavior and habenular mast cells in fear-conditioned rats. Behav Brain Res. 1;359:239-246. [Link]

7. Hyunchan Lee, Jihyun Noh (2015) Social exclusion intensifies anxiety-like behavior in adolescent rats. Behav Brain Res. 1;284:112-7. [Link]

6. Hyunchan Lee, Jihyun Noh (2016) Pair exposure with conspecific during fear conditioning induces the link between freezing and passive avoidance behaviors in rats. Neurosci Res. 108:40-5. [Link]

Nicotine aversion & Maternal substance use & Social enrichment (Oxytocin)

5. Hyunchan Lee, Taesub Jung, Woonhee Kim, Jihyun Noh (2018) Alteration of adolescent aversive nicotine response and anxiety-like behavior in nicotine-exposed rats during late lactation period. Behav Brain Res. 30;337:122-130. [Link]

4. Hyunchan Lee, Minji Jang, Woonhee Kim, Jihyun Noh (2017) Differential effects of pair housing on voluntary nicotine consumption: a comparison between male and female adolescent rats. Psychopharmacology 234(16):2463-2473. [Link]

3. Hyunchan Lee, Minji Jang, Jihyun Noh (2017) Oxytocin attenuates aversive response to nicotine and anxiety-like behavior in adolescent rats. Neurosci Res. 115:29-36. [Link]

2. Hyunchan Lee, Sooyeon Chung, Jihyun Noh (2016) Maternal nicotine exposure during late gestation and lactation increases anxiety-like and impulsive decision-making behavior in adolescent offspring of rat. Toxicol Res. 32(4): 275-280. [Link]

1. Hyunchan Lee, Mi-Seon Kang, Jun-Mo Chung, Jihyun Noh (2015) Repeated nicotine exposure in adolescent rats: Reduction of medial habenular activity and augmentation of nicotine preference. Physiol Behav.138:345-50. [Link]

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

POSTER

1. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2024) Inactivation of the lower dorsal midbrain triggers involuntary saccadic intrusions and disrupts voluntary goal-directed eye movements. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 028.08.

2. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2024) The role of the lower dorsal midbrain in suppressing undesired movements. Simian Collective. Abstr. 30.

3. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2023) Inactivation of periaqueductal gray neurons impairs primate oculomotor engagement in goal-directed behaviors. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 040.08.

4. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2023) Effect of periaqueductal gray inactivation on primate oculomotor engagement in goal-directed behaviors. International Brain Research Organization. Abstr. 4774.

5. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2023) The Role of Periaqueductal Gray Neurons in Reward Signaling and Eye Movement Control in Goal-Directed Actions. Gordon Research Conferences. Abstr. 2.

6. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2022) Neuronal mechanisms underlying social motivation and approach: lateral habenula, periaqueductal gray, and superior colliculus. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 313.13.

7. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2022) Emotional history of environment guided sequential action and activities in emotion-to-motion brain structures: lateral habenula, periaqueductal gray, and superior colliculus. The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science. Abstr. FP-0275.

8. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2022) Lateral habenula and periaqueductal gray neurons represent environmental motivation of reward-seeking behavior. Gordon Research Conference & Seminar. Abstr. 28.

9. Lee H, Hikosaka O. (2021) Lateral habenula neurons encode step-by-step changes of reward prediction. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 665.05.

10. Lee H, Maeda K, Hikosaka O. (2019) Habenula and periaqueductal gray represent eye contact established by emotional history. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 325.25.

11. Lee H, Maeda K, Hikosaka O. (2019) Tonic signaling of habenula and periaqueductal gray for eye contact and sentimental reasons. International Brain Research Organization. Abstr. P30.29.

12. Lee H, Maeda K, Hikosaka O. (2018) Unilateral inactivation of primate amygdala causes contralateral hemineglect in emotional facial expression and defensive behaviors. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 782.12.

13. Lee H, Jung T, Kim W, Noh J. (2016) The link between anxious behaviors and habenular mast cells in social inequity-conditioned rats. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 630.01.

14. Lee H, Jang M, Noh J. (2016) Bimodal modulation of social factors on nicotine aversion in rats: Focus on sex difference, pair housing and oxytocin. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 549.17.

15. Lee H, Jung T, Kim W, Noh J. (2016) Developmental alteration of nicotine-induced behaviors in rats exposed to nicotine during late lactation period. The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science. Abstr. CB-25.

16. Lee H, Noh J. (2016) Characterization of nicotinic neural activities in rat medial and lateral habenula. International College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Abstr. PM317.

17. Lee H, Noh J. (2016) Reduction of sensitivity to nicotine aversion in repeated nicotine-injected rats. The International College of Neuropsychopharmacology. Abstr. PM289.

18. Lee H, Jung T, Kang Y, Kim M, Kim W, Kim W, Han J, Chung S, Noh J. (2015) Social inequity in rats: intensification of anxiety-like behaviors and regulation of mast cells in the habenula. The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology. Abstr. 15F-645.

19. Lee H, Noh J. (2014) Repeated nicotine exposure in rats: alteration of medial habenula and blockade effect of oxytocin. Society for Neuroscience. Abstr. 231.22.

20. Lee H, Noh J. (2014) Alteration of nicotine addictive behaviors and medial habenular activities in repeated nicotine exposed adolescent rats. The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science. Abstr. 2014F-016.

21. Lee E, Jeong T, Jang M, Chung S, Lee H, Noh J. (2014) Reinforcement of alcohol preference in adolescence caused by peer rather than by stress. The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science. Abstr. 2014F-292.

22. Lee H, Noh J. (2014) Effect of medial habenular activity on nicotine aversion in repeated nicotine-exposed rats. The Japan Neuroscience Society. Abstr. P3-051.

23. Lee H, Noh J. (2013) The effect of social exclusion on emotional behavior. The Korean association of biological sciences. Abstr. F105.

TALK

1. Lee H (2024) How do we control our body to do what we want? Emory University, Emory National Primate Research Center

2. Lee H (2022) Gaze on invaluable memories hits the road in the brain for sequential behaviors. National Eye Institute, 2022 Focus on Fellows.

3. Lee H (2014) Effect of medial habenular activity on nicotine aversion in repeated nicotine-exposed rats. The Japan Neuroscience Society. Abstr. ST-5-4.

4. Lee H (2014) A social neuroscience perspective on adolescent addiction. Dankook University, Dept. Science Education. P87.

5. Lee H (2012) An exploration of resilience as a solution of the school problems. Dankook University, Dept. Science Education. P157.

AWARDS AND HONORS

AWARDS

2024: Performance Management Appraisal Program (PMAP) Award, National Institutes of Health 

2023: Special Act Award, National Institutes of Health

2023: Performance Management Appraisal Program (PMAP) Award, National Institutes of Health

2017: Excellent thesis Award from Beomjeong Academic Paper Awards, Dankook University

2017: Encouragement Award from 1st Semester Beomjeong Academic Paper Awards, Dankook University

2015: National Empathy Award from X-project, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning

2015: Best Paper Award from 2nd Semester Beomjeong Academic Paper Awards, Dankook University

2015: Best Paper Award from 1st Semester Beomjeong Academic Paper Awards, Dankook University

2011: Encouragement Award from Discussion Contest of Scientific Investigation, Dankook University

SCHOLARSHIP

2017: Scholarship for International Academic Exchange from Dankook University

2016: Scholarship for Academic Travel Abroad from Dankook University

2013-2016: Scholarship for Research Support from Dankook University

2012, 2015: Dankook Scholarships from Dankook University

2008: Scholarship for Academic Excellence from Dankook University 

LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS (*, named on the published article)

2024

5. Frontiers in Psychiatry

4. Behavioural brain research

3*. Fahad S. Alshehri. (2024) An Overview of Traditional Smoking Cessation Interventions and Ecigarettes. Front. Pharmacol. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1293062 

2023

2*. Qian Zhong et al. (2024) Knowledge and awareness of nicotine, nicotine replacement therapy, and electronic cigarettes among general practitioners with a special interest in respiratory medicine in China. Front Med (Lausanne). 8;10:1236453.

1*. Daniel Wehrli et al. (2023) Smoking trends and health equity in Switzerland between 1992 and 2017: dependence of smoking prevalence on educational level and social determinants. Front Psychiatry. 23;14:1258272. 

Judge

2024 Judge, 20th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, NIH

2024 Judge, Postbac Poster Day, NIH