Jea Kwon

I am Jay, Postdoc @ MPI-SP

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For machines that connect with humans
Currently, I am interested in Brain-inspired Machine Intelligence:
(i) Machine memory: Since the human brain efficiently learns through memory-driven contexts, we could enhance AI performance by adopting brain-inspired methods.
(ii) Machine behavior: As interactions with machines become more important, creating machines that make decisions and act like humans becomes crucial.
(iii) Machine emotion: Humans are emotional beings, and the goal is to create empathetic machines that can understand and share human emotions.

If you have any similar research interests, feel free to reach out!

publications

2024

  1. ICLR-W
    Egocentric 3D Skeleton Learning in Identity-Aware Deep LSTM Network Encodes Obese-Like Motion Representations.
    Jea Kwon, Moonsun Sa, Hyewon Kim, Yejin Seong, and C. Justin Lee
    In ICLR TS4H workshop 2024
  2. ICLR-W
    Brain-inspired Lp-Convolution benefits large kernels and aligns better with visual cortex.
    Jea Kwon, SungJun Lim, Kyungwoo Song,  Lee, and C Justin Lee
    In ICLR 2024 Re-align workshop 2024
  3. IJCV
    SUBTLE: An unsupervised platform with temporal link embedding that maps animal behavior
    Jea Kwon, Sunpil Kim, Dong-Kyum Kim, Jinhyeong Joo, SoHyung Kim, Meeyoung Cha, and C Justin Lee
    International Journal of Computer Vision 2024
  4. Exp. Neurobiol.
    Egocentric 3D Skeleton Learning in a Deep Neural Network Encodes Obese-like Motion Representations
    Jea Kwon, Moonsun Sa, Hyewon Kim, Yejin Seong, and C Justin Lee
    Experimental Neurobiology 2024
  5. Nat. Commun.
    GolpHCat (TMEM87A), a unique voltage-dependent cation channel in Golgi apparatus, contributes to Golgi-pH maintenance and hippocampus-dependent memory
    Hyunji Kang, Ah-reum Han, Aihua Zhang, Heejin Jeong, Wuhyun Koh, Jung Moo Lee, Hayeon Lee, Hee Young Jo, Miguel A Maria-Solano, Mridula Bhalla, and  others
    Nature communications 2024

2023

  1. NeurIPS
    Transformer as a hippocampal memory consolidation model based on NMDAR-inspired nonlinearity
    Dong-Kyum Kim, Jea Kwon, Meeyoung Cha, and C. Justin Lee
    In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2023
  2. Nat. Metab.
    Hypothalamic GABRA5-positive neurons control obesity via astrocytic GABA
    Moonsun Sa, Eun-Seon Yoo, Wuhyun Koh, Mingu Gordon Park, Hyun-Jun Jang, Yong Ryoul Yang, Mridula Bhalla, Jae-Hun Lee, Jiwoon Lim, Woojin Won, Jea Kwon, and  others
    Nature metabolism 2023
  3. CVPR-W
    SUBTLE: An unsupervised platform with temporal link embedding that maps animal behavior
    Jea Kwon, Sunpil Kim, Dong-Kyum Kim, Jinhyeong Joo, SoHyung Kim, Meeyoung Cha, and C Justin Lee
    In CVPR 2023 CV4Animals: Computer Vision for Animal Behavior Tracking and Modeling 2023
  4. brain
    Visualizing reactive astrocyte-neuron interaction in Alzheimer’s disease using 11C-acetate and 18F-FDG
    Min-Ho Nam, Hae Young Ko, Dongwoo Kim, Sangwon Lee, Yongmin Mason Park, Seung Jae Hyeon, Woojin Won, Jee-In Chung, Seon Yoo Kim, Han Hee Jo, Kyeong Taek Oh, Young-Eun Han, Gwan-Ho Lee, Yeon Ha Ju, Hyowon Lee, Hyunjin Kim, Jaejun Heo, Mridula Bhalla, Ki Jung Kim, Jea Kwon, Thor D Stein, Mingyu Kong, Hyunbeom Lee, Seung Eun Lee, Soo-Jin Oh, Joong-Hyun Chun, Mi-Ae Park, Ki Duk Park, Hoon Ryu, Mijin Yun, and C Justin Lee
    Brain 2023

2022

  1. NeurIPS-W
    Transformer needs NMDA receptor nonlinearity for long-term memory
    Dong-Kyum Kim, Jea Kwon, Meeyoung Cha, and C. Justin Lee
    In NeurIPS 2022 Memory in Artificial and Real Intelligence workshop 2022
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  2. CVPR-W
    AVATAR: AI Vision Analysis for Three-dimensional Action in Real-time
    Daegun Kim, Jineun Kim, Wongyo Jung, Jungoon Park, Mingyu Kim, Anna Shin, Yong-Cheol Jeong, Seahyung Park, Gwanhoo Shin, Ye Won Lee, Jea Kwon, and Daesoo Kim
    In CVPR 2022 CV4Animals: Computer Vision for Animal Behavior Tracking and Modeling 2022
    Poster
  3. Mol. Brain
    Dopamine-induced astrocytic Ca2+ signaling in mPFC is mediated by MAO-B in young mice, but by dopamine receptors in adult mice
    Sunpil Kim, Jea Kwon, Mingu Gordon Park, and C Justin Lee
    Molecular Brain 2022
  4. Cell Metab.
    Astrocytic urea cycle detoxifies Aβ-derived ammonia while impairing memory in Alzheimer’s disease
    Yeon Ha Ju, Mridula Bhalla, Seung Jae Hyeon, Ju Eun Oh, Seonguk Yoo, Uikyu Chae, Jea Kwon, Wuhyun Koh, Jiwoon Lim, Yongmin Mason Park, and  others
    Cell Metabolism 2022
  5. Exp. Neurobiol.
    Generation of Astrocyte-Specific MAOB Conditional Knockout Mouse with Minimal Tonic GABA Inhibition
    Jung Moo Lee, Moonsun Sa, Heeyoung An, Jong Min Joseph Kim, Jea Kwon, Bo-Eun Yoon, and C Justin Lee
    Experimental Neurobiology 2022

2021

  1. Mol. Brain
    Retina-attached slice recording reveals light-triggered tonic GABA signaling in suprachiasmatic nucleus
    Jea Kwon, Minwoo Wendy Jang, and C Justin Lee
    Molecular brain 2021
  2. Exp. Neurobiol.
    A Deafness Associated Protein TMEM43 Interacts with KCNK3 (TASK-1) Two-pore Domain K+ (K2P) Channel in the Cochlea
    Minwoo Wendy Jang, Tai Young Kim, Kushal Sharma, Jea Kwon, Eunyoung Yi, and C Justin Lee
    Experimental Neurobiology 2021
  3. Exp. Neurobiol.
    Ultimate COVID-19 detection protocol based on saliva sampling and qRT-PCR with risk probability assessment
    Joungha Won, Hasan Hüseyin Kazan, Jea Kwon, Myungsun Park, Mehmet Ali Ergun, Sureyya Ozcan, Byung Yoon Choi, Won Do Heo, and C Justin Lee
    Experimental neurobiology 2021

2020

  1. J. Neurosci.
    Excitation-inhibition imbalance leads to alteration of neuronal coherence and neurovascular coupling under acute stress
    Kayoung Han, Myunghee Lee, Hyun-Kyoung Lim, Minwoo Wendy Jang, Jea Kwon, C Justin Lee, Seong-Gi Kim, and Minah Suh
    Journal of Neuroscience 2020

2019

  1. Curr. Biol.
    Ultrasonic neuromodulation via astrocytic TRPA1
    Soo-Jin Oh, Jung Moo Lee, Hyun-Bum Kim, Jungpyo Lee, Sungmin Han, Jin Young Bae, Gyu-Sang Hong, Wuhyun Koh, Jea Kwon, Eun-Sang Hwang, and  others
    Current Biology 2019
  2. Exp. Neurobiol.
    Tweety-homolog (Ttyh) family encodes the pore-forming subunits of the swelling-dependent volume-regulated anion channel (VRACswell) in the brain
    Young-Eun Han, Jea Kwon, Joungha Won, Heeyoung An, Minwoo Wendy Jang, Junsung Woo, Je Sun Lee, Min Gu Park, Bo-Eun Yoon, Seung Eun Lee, and  others
    Experimental neurobiology 2019

2018

  1. PNAS
    Control of motor coordination by astrocytic tonic GABA release through modulation of excitation/inhibition balance in cerebellum
    Junsung Woo, Joo Ok Min, Dae-Si Kang, Yoo Sung Kim, Guk Hwa Jung, Hyun Jung Park, Sunpil Kim, Heeyoung An, Jea Kwon, Jeongyeon Kim, and  others
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2018
  2. Exp. Neurobiol.
    Development of a Low-cost, Comprehensive Recording System for Circadian Rhythm Behavior
    Jea Kwon, Min Gu Park, Seung Eun Lee, and C Justin Lee
    Experimental Neurobiology 2018

2017

  1. Exp. Neurobiol.
    Orai1 and Orai3 in combination with Stim1 mediate the majority of store-operated calcium entry in astrocytes
    Jea Kwon, Heeyoung An, Moonsun Sa, Joungha Won, Jeong Im Shin, and C Justin Lee
    Experimental Neurobiology 2017

2016

  1. Nat. Commun.
    The Ca2+-activated chloride channel anoctamin-2 mediates spike-frequency adaptation and regulates sensory transmission in thalamocortical neurons
    Go Eun Ha, Jaekwang Lee, Hankyul Kwak, Kiyeong Song, Jea Kwon, Soon-Young Jung, Joohyeon Hong, Gyeong-Eon Chang, Eun Mi Hwang, Hee-Sup Shin, and  others
    Nature communications 2016