Hyunwoo Jang
Consciousness scientist, freelance translator
Deeply interested in the question, “Who am I?”
Lifelong contemplator of the mind-brain problem
Studying various states of consciousness (e.g., anesthesia and sleep)
and their relationship with the thalamocortical system
Also using focused ultrasound neuromodulation techniques
2025
March
I was awarded a Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship!
Renewed my blog again! (now in English)
February
Hosted Perspective in Neuroscience seminar by Prof. Dani Bassett
January
Attended Gordon Research Conference/Seminar and delivered talks
2024
December
Served on the Admission Committee
October
My paper on integration-segregation balance was published in Nature Comm!
My study on focused ultrasound was posted on bioRxiv!
A paper that I co-authored was posted on bioRxiv!
I received a Best Poster Award at U-M Anesthesiology Retreat!
August
My paper on fMRI-based machine learning was published in Brain Sciences!
July
Delivered an oral talk at the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness
June
I co-translated the Korean version of <The Hidden Spring> (의식은 어디에서 오는가)
Hosted an invited lecture of Prof. Zirui Huang at KACS
Presented a poster at OHBM 2024
April
Delivered an oral talk at The Science of Consciousness
2023
September
My paper on nano-dumbbells was published in ACS Macro Letters!
2022
September
My paper on nano-dumbbells was published in ACS Macro Letters!
August
Started my PhD study at Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan
March
I translated the Korean version of <Conscious Minds in the Physical World> (뇌의식의 증명)
2021
September
I co-translated the Korean version of <Foundations on Consciousness> (뇌의식의 기초)
June
I established Korea Association for Consciousness Sciences
2020
I translated <뇌의식의 대화> (selected as 2020 세종도서) and <뇌의식의 우주>.
Established the Neuro Journal Club
I was awarded Overseas PhD Scholarship Program by Korea Foundation for Andvanced Studies