Jangjin Kim, Ph.D.

 Last update: Dec/20/2018  

       
 
  Publications   [12] Kim, J., Castro, L., Wasserman, E. A., & Freeman, J. H. (2018). Dorsal hippocampus is necessary for visual categorization in rats. Hippocampus, 28(6), 392-405.

[11] Goldsberry, M. E., Kim, J., & Freeman, J. H. (2017). Sensory system development influences the ontogeny of hippocampal associative coding and trace eyeblink conditioning. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 143, 67-76.

[10] Del Rio-Bermudez, C., Kim, J., Sokoloff, G., & Blumberg, M. S. (2017). Theta oscillations during active sleep synchronize the developing rubro-hippocampal sensorimotor network. Current Biology, 27(10), 1-12

[9] Kim, J., Goldsberry, M. E., Harmon, T. C., & Freeman, J. H. (2016). Developmental changes in hippocampal CA1 single neuron firing and theta activity during associative learning. PLoS one, 11(10): e0164781.

[8] Kim, J., Wasserman, E. A., Castro, L., & Freeman, J. H. (2016). Anterior cingulate cortex inactivation impairs rodent visual selective attention and prospective memory. Behavioral Neuroscience, 130(1), 75-90.

[7] Goldsberry, M. E., Kim, J., & Freeman, J. H. (2015). Developmental changes in hippocampal associative coding. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(10), 4238-4247.

[6] Kim, J. & Kim, M.-S. (2012). The effects of task-irrelevant color uniformity in attentional blink. Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology, 24(3), 281-293.

[5] Yoon, J., Seo, Y., Kim, J., & Lee, I. (2012). Hippocampus is required for paired associate memory with neither delay nor trial uniqueness. Learning & Memory, 19(1), 1-8.

[4] Kim, J., Delcasso, S., & Lee, I. (2011). Neural correlates of object-in-place learning in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(47), 16991-17006.

[3] Kim, J. & Lee, I. (2011). Hippocampus is necessary for spatial discrimination using distal cue-configuration. Hippocampus, 21(6), 609-621

[2] Lee, I. & Kim, J. (2010). The shift from a response to object-in-place strategy during learning is accompanied by a matching shift in neural firing correlates in the hippocampus. Learning & Memory , 17(8), 381-393

[1] Kim, J., Kim, M.-S. , & Chun, M. M. (2010). Predictive spatial working memory contents guide visual search. Visual Cognition, 18(4), 574-590

 		 
 
  Conferences   Kim, J., Farley, S. J., & Freeman, J. H. (2018). Amygdala central nucleus inactivation impairs learning-related spike activity and loca field potentials in the basilar pontine nucleus. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego: Society for Neuroscience, 2018

Farley, S. J., Kim, J., & Freeman, J. H. (2018). Amygdala central nucleus inactivation impairs learning-related spike activity and local field potentials in the basilar pontine nucleus. Poster at Pavlovian Society. Iowa: Pavlovian Society, 2018

Broschard, M. B., Kim, J., Love B. C., Wasserman, E. A., & Freeman, J. H. (2018). Rule-based and information integration category learning in rats. Poster at Pavlovian Society. Iowa: Pavlovian Society, 2018

Kim, J., Broschard, M. B., Castro, L., Wasserman, E. A., & Freeman, J. H. (2018). Roles of medial prefrontal cortex in rodent visual categorization, Poster at Pavlovian Society. Iowa: Pavlovian Society, 2018

Broschard, M. B., Kim, J., Wasserman, E. A., & Freeman, J. H. (2018). Rule based and information integration learning in rats. Poster at Comparative Cognition Society. Florida: Comparative Cognition Society, 2018

Freeman, J. H., Broschard, M. B., Kim, J., Castro, L., Wasserman, E., & Sloutsky, V. (2017). Comparative analysis of visual category learning. Talk at Neuroscience. London, UK: Neuroscience

Broschard, M. B.*, Kim, J.*, Castro, L., Wasserman, E. A., & Freeman, J. H. (2017). Role of feedback and statistical density in rat visual category learning. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Washington DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2017

Del Rio-Bermudez, C., Kim, J. , Sokoloff, G., & Blumberg, M. S. (2017). Myoclonic twitches during active sleep drive coordinated activity in the newborn rat cortico-hippocampal network. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Washington DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2017

Del Rio-Bermudez, C., Kim, J. , Sokoloff, G., & Blumberg, M. S. (2017). Myoclonic twitches during active sleep drive coordinated activity in the newborn rat cortico-hippocampal network. Poster at International Society for Developmental Psychobiology. Washington DC: International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, 2017

Kim, J., Wasserman, E. A., Castro, L., Sloutsky, V., & Freeman, J. H. (2016). Dorsal hippocampus is necessary for visual categorization in rats. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego: Society for Neuroscience, 2016

Goldsberry, M. E., Kim, J., & Freeman, J. H. (2015). Ontogeny of hippocampal CA1 activity during somatosensory trace eyeblink conditioning. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Chicago: Society for Neuroscience, 2015

Kim, J., Wasserman, E. A., Castro, L. & Freeman, J. H. (2015). Anterior cingulate cortical control in visual attention. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Chicago: Society for Neuroscience, 2015

Kim, J., Ng, H. K., & Freeman, J. H. (2015). Anterior cingulate cortical control of visual attention. Poster at Conference on Learning and Memory. Austin, Texas: Conference on Learning and Memory, 2015

Kim, J., Wasserman, E. A., Castro, L., & Freeman, J. H. (2014). Anterior cingulate cortex is necessary for ignoring irrelevant stimuli during visual discriminations in rats. Poster at DeLTA Day conference. Iowa City, Iowa: DeLTA Day conference, 2014

Kim, J., Wasserman, E. A., Castro, L., & Freeman, J. H. (2013). Anterior cingulate cortex is necessary for ignoring irrelevant stimuli during visual discriminations in rats. Poster at Conference on Learning and Memory. Austin, Texas: Conference on Learning and Memory, 2013

Harmon, T., Kim, J. , & Freeman, J. H. (2012). Development of hippocampal theta modulation of delay eyeblink conditioning. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. New Orleans: Society for Neuroscience, 2012

Delcasso, S., Byeon, J. S., Kim, J., & Lee, I. (2011). Simultaneous monitoring of neuronal firing patterns in the hippocampus and striatum in a new visual context-discrimination task. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2011

Kim, J., Delcasso, S., & Lee, I. (2011). Interactions between hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in object-place paired association. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Washington, DC: (won research award by Association of Korean Neuroscientists meeting) Society for Neuroscience, 2011

Kim, J., Delcasso, S., & Lee, I., (2011). Neural correlates of object-in-place learning in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. Talk at KSBNS-MCCS-Asia conference in Seoul National University (won best oral presentation award). Seoul, Korea: The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science & Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society-Asia, 2011

Kim, J. & Lee, I. (2011). Representational differences between hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in object-place paired association. Talk at The Korean Society for Molecular Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop in Konkuk Univ. Seoul, Korea: The Korean Society for Molecular Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop, 2011

Kim, J. & Lee, I. (2010). Neural dynamics of hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in an event memory task. Poster at The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science Meeting. Seoul, Korea: The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Science, 2010

Kim, S., Kim, J., Delcasso, S., Byeon, J. S. & Lee, I. (2010). The rodent hippocampus is required for discriminating two-dimensional scene images. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego: Society for Neuroscience, 2010

Seo, Y., Yoon, J., Kim, J., & Lee, I. (2010). Object-cued place discrimination is dependent on the hippocampus in the absence of delay between object-place paired associates. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. San Diego: Society for Neuroscience, 2010

Kim, J. & Lee, I. (2009). Muscimol inactivation of the dorsal hippocampus impairs the learning capability of generalizing and discriminating similar contextual environments using distal cue-configurations. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Chicago: Society for Neuroscience, 2009

Lee, I., Kim, J., & Nikolayenko, D. O. (2008). Neural correlates of object-place paired-associative learning in the hippocampus. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2008.

Kim, J. & Lee, I. (2008). The role of the hippocampus in context-place paired association. Poster at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting. Washinton, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2008.

Kim, J. J., Kim, M.-S. , & Chun, M. M. (2006). Predictive spatial working memory contents guide spatial attention. Poster at the Vision Sciences Society 6th Annual Meeting. Sarasota, Florida: Vision Sciences Society, 2006
 		 
 
  Education & Career  

[2017 July ~ current] Assistant research scientist. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa (Academic supervisor: John Freeman, Ph. D.)

[2012 July ~ 2017 July] Post-doctoral fellow. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa (Academic supervisor: John Freeman, Ph. D.)

[2012 February~ 2012 June] Post-doctoral fellow. Institute of Human Behavior, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea (Academic supervisor: Min-Shik Kim, Ph. D.)

[2007 August ~ 2012 February] Ph. D. Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Academic supervisor: Inah Lee, Ph. D.)

  • 2009~2012 Feb. Dept. of BCS, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Transferred from UI)
    • 2009. Student representative, Dept. of BCS, Seoul National University, Korea
    • 2010 Fall. Teaching assistant for Principles of Behavior and Cognitive Science (Course coordinator: Inah Lee, Ph. D.)
    • 2011 Winter. Best research award by Dept. of BCS, Seoul Natioanl University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2007~2009. Dept. of Psychology, University of Iowa

[2006 March ~ 2007 July] Research assistant. Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. (Academic supervisor: Min-Shik Kim, Ph. D.)

  • 2006~2007 summer. A full time research assistant at 21 century Brain Frontier Program, "Researches on higher brain function mechanisms and developing techniques for elevating brain function".

[2004 March ~ 2006 February] M. A. Dept. of Psychology (Cognitive psychology), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. (Academic supervisor: Min-Shik Kim, Ph. D.)

  • 2004 Fall. Teaching assistant for Experimental Methodology in Psychology (Keetaek Kham, Ph. D.)
  • 2004~2006. A full time research assistant at Korea Research Foundation, "Complex cognitive information processing techniques for the development of adaptive cyber agent ".

[1999 March ~ 2004 February] B. A. Dept. of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

 		 
 
  Awards  

2011. Best oral presentation award, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

2011. Best Research award, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

2011. Research award, Association of Korean Neuroscientists meeting, Washington DC

2011. Best oral presentation award, KSBNS-MCCS-Asia conference in Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

2005. Scholarship for student excellence, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

2004~2005. Teaching Fellowship, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea