Björn Lindström
About me
My research focuses on understanding the psychological, computational, and neural mechanisms involved in social learning—the process through which we acquire knowledge from and about others. Social learning is a critical aspect of human culture and cultural evolution as it allows the transmission of ideas and behaviors across generations. I employ a multi-methods approach, combining behavioral experiments, computational modeling, and neuroimaging techniques.
- After completing my PhD in Psychology at Karolinska Institutet in 2014, I had the opportunity to further my research through a Marie-Curie fellowship at the Zürich Center for Neuroeconomics, University of Zürich, collaborating with Professor Philippe Tobler. During this time, I investigated the neural mechanisms underlying social learning. I then joined the University of Amsterdam as a postdoctoral researcher for two years, working with David Amodio. From 2020 to 2022, I held a tenured Assistant Professor position at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at VU Amsterdam.
In 2021, I received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant and a Wallenberg Academy Fellowship grant. These grants provide support for my research on social learning and cultural evolution. As of 2023, I have returned to the Karolinska Institutet and rejoined the Division for Psychology at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience.My team currently consists of two post-doctoral researchers (Alexandre Bluet &
- David Schultner) and two PhD students (Oromia Sero &
- Shen Tian)
Articles
- Journal article: EMOTION. 2024;24(7):1689-1696
- Journal article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2024;10(26):eadk2030
- Journal article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2024;95(10):s103
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2022;42(36):6931-6945
- Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING. 2022;7(9):925-934
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;12(1):1311
- Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2019;116(10):4732-4737
- Journal article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2019;10:2592
- Article: NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. 2018;2(6):405-414
- Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2018;167:121-129
- Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. GENERAL. 2018;147(2):228-242
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2016;7:833
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(8):e0160245
- Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. GENERAL. 2015;144(3):688-703
- Article: COGNITION. 2014;133(1):128-139
- Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2014;25(3):711-719
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e114724
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(6):e65692
- Article: EMOTION. 2012;12(2):384-393
- Article: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. 2012;24(1):17-32
- Article: COGNITION AND EMOTION. 2011;25(7):1196-1204
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2010;51(2):103-108
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All other publications
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2024
- Preprint: OSF PREPRINTS. 2024
- Conference publication: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2024;95(10):S103
- Preprint: OSF PREPRINTS. 2023
- Review: TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES. 2023;27(10):947-960
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2023
- Review: TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES. 2023;27(6):583-595
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
- Conference publication: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2021;89(9):S214
- Corrigendum: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;12(1):1802
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2020
- Book chapter: THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES. 2020;p. 959-968
- Review: NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE. 2020;21(4):197-212
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2019
- Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2019
- Conference publication: NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY. 2019;392:S29
- Thesis / dissertation: 2014
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 2013;:246
Grants
- European Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027
- Wallenberg Academy FellowKnut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017
Employments
- Principal Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Karolinska Institutet, 2017