DaYoung Jung
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DaYoung Jung is a pioneering systems neuroscientist whose research lies at the intersection of social behavior, collective dynamics, and neural circuit mechanisms. Her major contributions center on understanding how brains coordinate complex group interactions, particularly through the lens of emergent roles during collective foraging. Her landmark 2025 study, "Neural dynamics of emergent social roles in collective foraging by mice," introduced a novel paradigm where mice cohabited with a predator-like spider robot, revealing that group foraging—but not solitary behavior—triggers distinct neural signatures underlying role differentiation into "working" and "participating" individuals. This work, already garnering attention with early citations, bridges ethology and neurobiology by showing that social context fundamentally reshapes neural activity patterns. Jung’s innovative use of robotics to probe naturalistic behaviors has positioned her at the forefront of studying how brains adapt to dynamic social environments. Her findings offer profound implications for understanding cooperation, leadership, and collective decision-making across species, marking her as a rising leader in the field of social neuroscience.
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- 1Neural dynamics of emergent social roles in collective foraging by mice2 citations · 2025