Michael Yoo
@myoo.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research at Institution of Basic Science, South Korea
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Excited to release the SPOT grid: a new image set that factorially crosses scene-object & texture-pattern pairings.
We hope these stimuli will be useful to researchers aiming to (partially) disentangle the contributions of lower- and higher-level visual features to behavior & brain activity.
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We hope these stimuli will be useful to researchers aiming to (partially) disentangle the contributions of lower- and higher-level visual features to behavior & brain activity.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Excited to release the SPOT grid: a new image set that factorially crosses scene-object & texture-pattern pairings.
We hope these stimuli will be useful to researchers aiming to (partially) disentangle the contributions of lower- and higher-level visual features to behavior & brain activity.
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We hope these stimuli will be useful to researchers aiming to (partially) disentangle the contributions of lower- and higher-level visual features to behavior & brain activity.
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Greeted an old Dutch couple at the hotel. We spot a mess on the ground.
Gentleman, without hesitation: “You did this, right?"
Me: "We do not do such a thing."
His wife with elite improv: “You guys just swim on it.”
It's fun to experience the coexistence of the best bike system and improvisation.
Gentleman, without hesitation: “You did this, right?"
Me: "We do not do such a thing."
His wife with elite improv: “You guys just swim on it.”
It's fun to experience the coexistence of the best bike system and improvisation.
August 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Greeted an old Dutch couple at the hotel. We spot a mess on the ground.
Gentleman, without hesitation: “You did this, right?"
Me: "We do not do such a thing."
His wife with elite improv: “You guys just swim on it.”
It's fun to experience the coexistence of the best bike system and improvisation.
Gentleman, without hesitation: “You did this, right?"
Me: "We do not do such a thing."
His wife with elite improv: “You guys just swim on it.”
It's fun to experience the coexistence of the best bike system and improvisation.
I’m thrilled to share the preprint with @sangkjyuson.bksy.social. It’s a fun example of applying dynamical systems approaches to social behavior, and the first two-author manuscript from Y-Lab.
Sangkyu has put together a well-written thread to walk you through the ideas (see below ⬇️)
Sangkyu has put together a well-written thread to walk you through the ideas (see below ⬇️)
New print 📄!
0/ I'm excited to share my preprint with @myoo.bsky.social on how #observation shapes #socialinference.
(Full paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...)
🗓️ I'll also present this work at #CCN2025 on August 12, poster A26—come find me there!
0/ I'm excited to share my preprint with @myoo.bsky.social on how #observation shapes #socialinference.
(Full paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...)
🗓️ I'll also present this work at #CCN2025 on August 12, poster A26—come find me there!
August 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I’m thrilled to share the preprint with @sangkjyuson.bksy.social. It’s a fun example of applying dynamical systems approaches to social behavior, and the first two-author manuscript from Y-Lab.
Sangkyu has put together a well-written thread to walk you through the ideas (see below ⬇️)
Sangkyu has put together a well-written thread to walk you through the ideas (see below ⬇️)
Reposted by Michael Yoo
the university (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungkyu...) has just approved the establishment of a new department of Brain Science and Engineering. so we'll be hiring~
Sungkyunkwan University - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
June 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
the university (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungkyu...) has just approved the establishment of a new department of Brain Science and Engineering. so we'll be hiring~
Reposted by Michael Yoo
I wrote an article earlier in the week arguing that we need to give junior researchers more independence earlier, and this should be our focus, not moonshot mega projects led by senior researchers.
I was surprised how much agreement I'm seeing.
So next question: how do we do this?
I was surprised how much agreement I'm seeing.
So next question: how do we do this?
Large-scale projects run the risk of stifling scientific independence. Instead, let’s explore alternative mechanisms of collaboration, writes @neuralreckoning.bsky.social.
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/neur...
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/funding/neur...
Neuroscience needs to empower early-career researchers, not fund moon shots
Large-scale projects run the risk of stifling scientific independence. Instead, let’s explore alternative mechanisms of collaboration.
www.thetransmitter.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I wrote an article earlier in the week arguing that we need to give junior researchers more independence earlier, and this should be our focus, not moonshot mega projects led by senior researchers.
I was surprised how much agreement I'm seeing.
So next question: how do we do this?
I was surprised how much agreement I'm seeing.
So next question: how do we do this?
Reposted by Michael Yoo
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
It was a fun project with @dskwon.bsky.social and Won Mok seeking informative subspace from fMRI time-series!
Hi, I’m very pleased to share my social memory project with my PI Won Mok Shim and amazing collaborators @myoo.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How does the hippocampus integrate multiple cognitive processes for memory encoding and retrieval?🧠
Here’s what we found⬇️:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How does the hippocampus integrate multiple cognitive processes for memory encoding and retrieval?🧠
Here’s what we found⬇️:
Coordinated representations for naturalistic memory encoding and retrieval in hippocampal neural subspaces - Nature Communications
In this study, the authors show that novelty encoding aligns with memory formation in the hippocampus but not with memory retrieval, and that hippocampal components involved in each process reflect it...
www.nature.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It was a fun project with @dskwon.bsky.social and Won Mok seeking informative subspace from fMRI time-series!
While pursuing my Ph.D. with @benhayden.bsky.social, I had the privilege of learning many invaluable academic skills from him and the broader community, including @spiantado.bsky.social, @cantlonlab.bsky.social, @celestekidd.bsky.social, @srheilbronner.bsky.social, Brad Mahon and Dick Aslin.
December 7, 2024 at 8:17 AM
While pursuing my Ph.D. with @benhayden.bsky.social, I had the privilege of learning many invaluable academic skills from him and the broader community, including @spiantado.bsky.social, @cantlonlab.bsky.social, @celestekidd.bsky.social, @srheilbronner.bsky.social, Brad Mahon and Dick Aslin.
I did not know my first bluesky post is about the illegal martial law in Korea. Please help spread the words.
December 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I did not know my first bluesky post is about the illegal martial law in Korea. Please help spread the words.
Reposted by Michael Yoo
New from the lab! “Semi-orthogonal subspaces for value mediate a binding and generalization trade-off” led by @wjj.bsky.social and @justfineneuro.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Semi-orthogonal subspaces for value mediate a binding and generalization trade-off - Nature Neuroscience
This study shows that the brain can link action to value through neural population subspaces, balancing reliable binding of action to value and generalization to novel stimuli.
www.nature.com
September 17, 2024 at 1:48 PM
New from the lab! “Semi-orthogonal subspaces for value mediate a binding and generalization trade-off” led by @wjj.bsky.social and @justfineneuro.bsky.social!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Michael Yoo
New Preprint from Sangkyu Son, Michael Yoo, and Maya Wang!
State-dependent Online Reactivations for Different Learning Strategies in Foraging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
State-dependent Online Reactivations for Different Learning Strategies in Foraging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
State-dependent Online Reactivations for Different Learning Strategies in Foraging
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
www.biorxiv.org
March 27, 2024 at 4:55 PM
New Preprint from Sangkyu Son, Michael Yoo, and Maya Wang!
State-dependent Online Reactivations for Different Learning Strategies in Foraging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
State-dependent Online Reactivations for Different Learning Strategies in Foraging
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...