Younbyoung Chae works at the College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. In 2008, Younbyoung Chae earned a Ph.D. in Korean medicine from Kyung Hee University, and in 2015, he earned a second Ph.D. in brain cognitive engineering from Korea University. His areas of study interest are acupuncture and neuroimaging, especially as they relate to emotion and pain.