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Moon‐Soo Lee

Korea University · Engineering

About the Lab

Professor Moon-Soo Lee's research lab focuses on neuropsychiatry and behavioral health, with a strong emphasis on understanding the neurobiological and psychological underpinnings of mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, menopausal symptoms, and internet gaming addiction. The lab employs neuroimaging, clinical trials, and psychometric assessments to explore brain-behavior relationships, particularly in the prefrontal cortex and limbic regions, and to evaluate pharmacological interventions like testosterone and bromocriptine. Research also extends to behavioral patterns in adolescents, examining the interplay between internet use, gaming, and psychological well-being. The lab integrates clinical neuroscience with public health perspectives to improve quality of life across the lifespan.

schizophreniamenopausal symptomsinternet gaming addictionneuroimaginghormonal therapy

Research Overview

Papers
437
Total Citations
3,203
Papers (5y)
60
Primary Field
Engineering

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
60total
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Citations per year (5y)
498total
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Selected Papers

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Article|156 citations·2007
Characteristics of Internet Use in Relation to Game Genre in Korean Adolescents
Moon‐Soo Lee, Young‐Hoon Ko, Hyoung-Seok Song, Ku-Hyung Kwon, Hyeon-Soo Lee, Min Nam, In‐Kwa Jung
CyberPsychology & Behavior

As the number of internet users increases, a new game genre using the internet as a networking tool is emerging. Some game genres are regarded as having greater addiction potentials than others. Games and the internet are closely related. We investigated games frequently used by adolescents and classified each of them with the help of game professionals. We also examined internet use patterns to identify relationships between game genre and internet use patterns. 627 middle school and high schoo

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
2
Article|106 citations·2010
Factors Influencing the Severity of Menopause Symptoms in Korean Post-menopausal Women
Moon‐Soo Lee, Jonghun Kim, Man Sik Park, Jae-Won Yang, Young‐Hoon Ko, Seung-Duk Ko, Sook-Haeng Joe
SJR Q2Journal of Korean Medical ScienceOA

We have relatively limited knowledge of symptomatic aspects of the postmenopause, rather than perimenopause. We tried to determine the factors associated with experiencing menopausal symptoms by Korean postmenopausal women. A total of 657 Korean women who underwent a natural menopause completed multiple questionnaires, which included questions regarding their attitudes to menopause, depressive symptoms, state anxiety, self-esteem, dyadic relationships, sociodemographic variables, and 11-item Men

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine
3
Article|81 citations·2009
Variables influencing antidepressant medication adherence for treating outpatients with depressive disorders
Moon‐Soo Lee, Hwa-Young Lee, Seung‐Gul Kang, Jae-Won Yang, Hyonggin Ahn, MinKyu Rhee, Young‐Hoon Ko, Sook-Haeng Joe, In‐Kwa Jung, Seung‐Hyun Kim
SJR Q1Journal of Affective Disorders
Family PracticeMedicine
4
Article|71 citations·2012
Neuropsychological correlates of the P300 in patients with Alzheimer's disease
Moon‐Soo Lee, Seung-Hwan Lee, Eun-Ok Moon, Yoon-Jae Moon, Sangrae Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, In‐Kwa Jung
SJR Q1Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
5
Article|61 citations·2010
Factors Influencing the Severity of Menopause Symptoms in Korean Post-menopausal Women
이문수, 김종훈, 박만식, 양재원, 고영훈, 고승덕, 조숙행
Journal of Korean Medical Science

We have relatively limited knowledge of symptomatic aspects of the postmenopause,rather than perimenopause. We tried to determine the factors associated with experiencing menopausal symptoms by Korean postmenopausal women. A total of 657 Korean women who underwent a natural menopause completed multiple questionnaires, which included questions regarding their attitudes to menopause,depressive symptoms, state anxiety, self-esteem, dyadic relationships, sociodemographic variables, and 11-item Menop

6
Article|60 citations·2008
Short-Term Testosterone Augmentation in Male Schizophrenics
Young‐Hoon Ko, Young-Min Lew, Sung-Won Jung, Sook-Haeng Joe, Chang Hyun Lee, Hyun-Gang Jung, Moon‐Soo Lee
SJR Q2Journal of Clinical PsychopharmacologyOA

Although there are few studies on the treatment of schizophrenia with testosterone, several indirect findings have suggested testosterone as a possible treatment modality for schizophrenia. To explore the therapeutic effect of testosterone augmentation of antipsychotic medication on symptoms in male patients with schizophrenia, the authors performed a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial on 30 schizophrenic men, using either 5 g of 1% testosterone gel (Testogel; Besins Iscovesco, Paris, France

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMedicine
7
Article|42 citations·2014
Meta-Analyses of Developing Brain Function in High-Risk and Emerged Bipolar Disorder
Moon‐Soo Lee, Purnima Anumagalla, Prasanth Talluri, Mani N. Pavuluri
SJR Q1Frontiers in PsychiatryOA

The HR population showed increased activity, presumably indicating greater compensatory deployment, in relation to both the TD and the PBD, in the key cognition and emotion-processing regions, such as the DLPFC, insula, and parietal cortex. In contrast, patients with PBD, relative to HR and TD, showed decreased activity, which could indicate a decreased effort in multiple PFC regions in addition to widespread subcortical abnormalities, which are suggestive of a more entrenched disease process.

Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
8
Article|41 citations·2007
Effects of Methylphenidate and Bupropion on DHEA-S and Cortisol Plasma Levels in Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Moon‐Soo Lee, Jae-Won Yang, Young‐Hoon Ko, Changsu Han, Seung‐Hyun Kim, Min-Soo Lee, Sook-Haeng Joe, In‐Kwa Jung
SJR Q1Child Psychiatry & Human Development
Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
9
Article|38 citations·2009
Effect of bromocriptine on antipsychotic drug‐induced hyperprolactinemia: Eight‐week randomized, single‐blind, placebo‐controlled, multicenter study
Moon‐Soo Lee, Hyun‐Cheol Song, Hyonggin An, Jae-Won Yang, Young‐Hoon Ko, In‐Kwa Jung, Sook‐Haeng Joe
SJR Q1Psychiatry and Clinical NeurosciencesOA

AIM: The objective of the present study was to assess the efficacy and safety of bromocriptine treatment for patients with antipsychotic-drug-induced hyperprolactinemia in clinical practice. METHODS: This was an 8-week randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Sixty female schizophrenia patients were enrolled and were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups: bromocriptine 2.5 mg/day, 5 mg/day, 10 mg/day, and placebo. Serum levels of prolactin, estradiol (E2), lut

Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
10
Article|35 citations·2020
Prospective study on cytokine levels in medication-naïve adolescents with first-episode major depressive disorder
Hojun Lee, Minjae Song, Jongha Lee, Jung-Bum Kim, Moon‐Soo Lee
SJR Q1Journal of Affective Disorders
Biological PsychiatryNeuroscience
11
Review|33 citations·2021
Personalized Medicine Using Neuroimmunological Biomarkers in Depressive Disorders
SuHyuk Chi, Moon‐Soo Lee
SJR Q2Journal of Personalized MedicineOA

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with increased suicidal risk and reduced productivity at work. Neuroimmunology, the study of the immune system and nervous system, provides further insight into the pathogenesis and outcome of MDD. Cytokines are the main modulators of neuroimmunology, and their levels are somewhat entangled in depressive disorders as they affect depressive symptoms and are affected by antidepressant treatment. The use of cytokine-derived medication as a treatment opt

Biological PsychiatryNeuroscience
12
Article|32 citations·2019
Cortical and subcortical gray matter alterations in first-episode drug-naïve adolescents with major depressive disorder
Ji Hyun Kim, Sang‐il Suh, Ho-Jun Lee, Jongha Lee, Moon‐Soo Lee
SJR Q3NeuroreportOA

Major depressive disorder is a major mental disorder affecting adolescents. Cortical thickness provides a sensitive measure of age-associated changes. Previous studies using cortical thickness analysis reported inconsistent results on brain structural changes in adolescent major depressive disorder. The neuroanatomical substrates of major depressive disorder in adolescents are not fully understood. We aimed to compare the anatomical structures of the brain in first-onset drug-naïve adolescents w

Cognitive NeuroscienceNeuroscience
13
Article|28 citations·2020
Efficient defect passivation of perovskite solar cells via stitching of an organic bidentate molecule
Moon‐Soo Lee, Saad Sarwar, Sunghyeok Park, Ullah Asmat, Thuy Thi Dao, Chi‐Hwan Han, SeJin Ahn, Inyoung Jeong, Sungjun Hong
SJR Q1Sustainable Energy & Fuels

A bidentate Lewis base, pyrazine, acting as an efficient passivation agent to improve the charge-carrier lifetime and the efficiency of perovskite solar cells.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
14
Article|26 citations·2019
Resting-state functional connectivity in medication-naïve adolescents with major depressive disorder
Jeonho Lee, Mani N. Pavuluri, Ji Hyun Kim, Sang‐il Suh, In Seong Kim, Moon‐Soo Lee
SJR Q1Psychiatry Research NeuroimagingOA

Adolescence is a vulnerable period for major depressive disorder (MDD). The aim of our study was to investigate resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) in first-episode, medication-naïve adolescent MDD patients. Twenty-three drug-naïve adolescents diagnosed with first-episode MDD and 27 healthy participants were enrolled. Seed-to-voxel RSFC analyses were performed. The frontolimbic circuit regions of interest included the amygdala, anterior cingulate cortex, insula, and hippocampus. A corre

Cognitive NeuroscienceNeuroscience
15
Article|25 citations·2006
Long‐term treatment with long‐acting risperidone in Korean patients with schizophrenia
Moon‐Soo Lee, Young‐Hoon Ko, Sanghoon Lee, Yong‐Jin Seo, Seung‐Hyun Kim, Sook‐Haeng Joe, Chang‐Su Han, Jung‐Ho Lee, In‐Kwa Jung
SJR Q3Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of long-acting risperidone for 48-week period in Korean patients. METHODS: This was a non-randomized, open-label, single-centered, 48-week study. Each of the participants visited the hospital every 2 weeks, and injections were given at each visit. Complete evaluations were done on five occasions (baseline, 12, 24, 36, 48 weeks). We used Clinical Global Impression, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, Global Assessment of Functioning, Subjective W

Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine

Research Areas

Aerospace EngineeringPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceCognitive NeuroscienceInformation Systems

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