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Jae-Young Son is a postdoctoral research associate at John Brown University whose work integrates cognitive science with social behavior. He investigates how individuals build and use cognitive maps of social structures to navigate complex social environments. Son's research explores the neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying social cognition, including how people make inferences about others, predict emotional responses, and adapt their behavior in social contexts. His work has demonstrated how cognitive maps of social features facilitate flexible inference within social networks and how emotion prediction errors drive socially adaptive behavior. Recent studies have shown that replay mechanisms shape abstract cognitive maps, enabling efficient social navigation. Additionally, he has studied how emotions are communicated through facial expressions and their social consequences. His broader interests extend to criminal law and policy, housing market economics, and Korean urban and social studies.

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• h-index: 9
• Publications: 99
• Citations: 388