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2026

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  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Korea Leader Award
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Overview

In Kyoon Lyoo is affiliated with Ewha Womans University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research spans a range of subfields including cognitive neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, behavioral neuroscience, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably functional brain connectivity studies, stress responses and cortisol, bipolar disorder and treatment, tryptophan and brain disorders, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, pain management and treatment, and traumatic brain injury research.

Lyoo has published papers in various notable venues, with frequent publications in Experimental Neurobiology, Neuroscience Applied, Scientific Reports, Molecular Psychiatry, and Brain and Behavior.

Some recent papers highlight the breadth of their research:

  • "Altered functional activity in bipolar disorder: A comprehensive review from a large-scale network perspective," 2020, Brain and Behavior
  • "A double-hit of stress and low-grade inflammation on functional brain network mediates posttraumatic stress symptoms," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Elevating the level of hypoxia inducible factor may be a new potential target for the treatment of depression," 2020, Medical Hypotheses
  • "FKBP5-associated miRNA signature as a putative biomarker for PTSD in recently traumatized individuals," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Brain age prediction using combined deep convolutional neural network and multi-layer perceptron algorithms," 2023, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lyoo include Sujung Yoon, Jungyoon Kim, Suji Lee, Eunji Ha, and Yoonji Joo.

Best Publications

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and internet addiction.

    Hee Jeong Yoo;Soo Churl Cho;Jihyun Ha;Sook Kyung Yune

  • Depression and Internet Addiction in Adolescents

    Jee Hyun Ha;Su Yeon Kim;Soojeong C. Bae;Sujin Bae

  • Brain metabolic alterations in medication-free patients with bipolar disorder

    Stephen R. Dager;Seth D. Friedman;Aimee Parow;Christina Demopulos

  • Effects of Type 1 Diabetes on Gray Matter Density as Measured by Voxel-Based Morphometry

    Gail Musen;In Kyoon Lyoo;Caitlin R. Sparks;Katie Weinger

  • Regional cerebral cortical thinning in bipolar disorder

    In Kyoon Lyoo;Young Hoon Sung;Stephen R. Dager;Seth D. Friedman

  • Frontal lobe gray matter density decreases in bipolar I disorder.

    In Kyoon Lyoo;In Kyoon Lyoo;Minue J Kim;Andrew L Stoll;Christina M Demopulos

  • Neural correlates of clinical symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Jun Soo Kwon;Jae Jin Kim;Jae Jin Kim;Dong Woo Lee;Jae Sung Lee

  • Dopamine genes and reward dependence in adolescents with excessive internet video game play.

    Doug Hyun Han;Young Sik Lee;Kevin C. Yang;Eun Young Kim

  • Lithium-Induced Gray Matter Volume Increase As a Neural Correlate of Treatment Response in Bipolar Disorder: A Longitudinal Brain Imaging Study

    In Kyoon Lyoo;Stephen R Dager;Jieun E Kim;Sujung J Yoon

  • Reliability and validity of the Korean version of the temperament and character inventory

    Seung Mo Sung;Jong Heun Kim;Eunjoo Yang;Kelley Yost Abrams

  • An Alternative Way to Individualized Medicine: Psychological and Physical Traits of Sasang Typology

    Han Chae;In Kyoon Lyoo;Soo Jin Lee;Sonhae Cho

  • Prefrontal and temporal gray matter density decreases in opiate dependence.

    In Kyoon Lyoo;In Kyoon Lyoo;Mark H. Pollack;Marisa M. Silveri;Kyung Heup Ahn

  • White matter hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in children with psychiatric disorders

    In Kyoon Lyoo;Ho Kyu Lee;Ji Hyun Jung;Gil G. Noam

  • Cerebellar gray matter volume correlates with duration of cocaine use in cocaine-dependent subjects.

    Minyoung E Sim;In Kyoon Lyoo;In Kyoon Lyoo;Chris C Streeter;Julie Covell

  • Prefrontal grey-matter changes in short-term and long-term abstinent methamphetamine abusers.

    Seog Ju Kim;In Kyoon Lyoo;Jaeuk Hwang;Ain Chung

  • Brain activity and desire for Internet video game play.

    Doug Hyun Han;Nicolas Bolo;Melissa A. Daniels;Lynn Arenella

  • Differential regional gray matter volumes in patients with on-line game addiction and professional gamers

    Doug Hyun Han;In Kyoon Lyoo;Perry F. Renshaw

  • A brain MRI study in subjects with borderline personality disorder

    In Kyoon Lyoo;Moon Hee Han;Moon Hee Han;Doo Young Cho;Doo Young Cho

  • Multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of high-energy phosphate metabolites in human brain following oral supplementation of creatine-monohydrate

    In Kyoon Lyoo;Sek Won Kong;Sek Won Kong;Seung Mo Sung;Seung Mo Sung;Fuyuki Hirashima

  • Lithium and valproic acid treatment effects on brain chemistry in bipolar disorder

    Seth D. Friedman;Stephen R. Dager;Aimee Parow;Fuyuki Hirashima

  • The corpus callosum and lateral ventricles in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A brain magnetic resonance imaging study

    In Kyoon Lyoo;Gil G. Noam;Gil G. Noam;Chang K. Lee;Ho K. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Perry F. Renshaw
Perry F. Renshaw University of Utah
Stephen R. Dager
Stephen R. Dager University of Washington
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd University of Utah
Jun Soo Kwon
Jun Soo Kwon Seoul National University
David L. Dunner
David L. Dunner University of Washington
Byung-Joo Ham
Byung-Joo Ham Korea University
Bruce M. Cohen
Bruce M. Cohen Harvard University
Christopher M. Ryan
Christopher M. Ryan University of Pittsburgh
Dong Soo Lee
Dong Soo Lee Seoul National University
Kyooseob Ha
Kyooseob Ha Seoul National University

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