CSHC - Center for the Study of Human Cognition

Professor of cognitive psychology
Part time position (15%) as a researcher at the Department of Neuropsychology, Ullevål University Hospital

Main research interests
How does the brain develop and change during the life-span, and which cognitive consequences does this development have? My research is focused on understanding the dynamic relationship between changes in brain structure, brain function, and cognitive abilities. Participants in these studies range from 7 to 90 years of age.

 In addition, I am or have been involved in studies of neurological diseases or conditions, as for instance schizophrenia, memory deficits (amnesia, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease), and focal brain injuries. As many other researchers within the field of cognitive neuroscience, I try to take advantage of several different approaches to understand the relationship between brain and cognition, focusing mainly on electrophysiology (EEG/ ERP), structural brain measures (MR morphometry, diffusion tensor imaging), patients studies, and standardized as well as more experimental cognitive and neuropsychological tests, but in specific projects other measures of or related to the  brain are also included (PET, fMRI, CSF biomarkers, genetic testing).