Peter Fransson

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Peter Fransson is a Professor of Brain System Physiology. His research is about brain networks, i.e. how different parts of the brain are connected to each other, and what functions these connections have.
PhD 1999, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, KI.
Associate Professor 2006, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, KI.

Articles

Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2024;44(11):e1634232024

Intracranial Recordings of the Human Orbitofrontal Cortical Activity during Self-Referential Episodic and Valenced Self-Judgments.

Iravani B; Kaboodvand N; Stieger JR; Liang EY; Lusk Z; Fransson P; Deutsch GK; Gotlib IH; Parvizi J
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2023;114:371-382

Anti-satellite glia cell IgG antibodies in fibromyalgia patients are related to symptom severity and to metabolite concentrations in thalamus and rostral anterior cingulate cortex.

Fanton S; Menezes J; Krock E; Sandström A; Tour J; Sandor K; Jurczak A; Hunt M; Baharpoor A; Kadetoff D; Jensen KB; Fransson P; Ellerbrock I; Sitnikov R; Svensson CI; Kosek E
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2023;268:119890

Brain network integration, segregation and quasi-periodic activation and deactivation during tasks and rest.

Fransson P; Strindberg M
Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF PAIN. 2023;13:100114

The effects of a 15-week physical exercise intervention on pain modulation in fibromyalgia: Increased pain-related processing within the cortico-striatal- occipital networks, but no improvement of exercise-induced hypoalgesia.

Löfgren M; Sandström A; Bileviciute-Ljungar I; Mannerkorpi K; Gerdle B; Ernberg M; Fransson P; Kosek E
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2022;32(18):4039-4049

Brain network segregation and integration during painful thermal stimulation.

Kastrati G; Thompson WH; Schiffler B; Fransson P; Jensen KB
Article: BRAIN COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;4(5):fcac241

Motor inhibition and its contribution to recovery of dexterous hand use after stroke.

Plantin J; Godbolt AK; Pennati GV; Laurencikas E; Fransson P; Baron JC; Maier MA; Borg J; Lindberg PG
Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(8):3452-3459

Augmented pain inhibition and higher integration of pain modulatory brain networks in women with self-injury behavior.

Lalouni M; Fust J; Bjureberg J; Kastrati G; Fondberg R; Fransson P; Jayaram-Lindström N; Kosek E; Hellner C; Jensen KB
Journal article: NEUROIMAGE: REPORTS. 2022;2(1):100079

Meso-scale network analysis of resting state-fMRI brain network connectivity performs poorly as a prognostic tool in critically ill traumatic brain injury patients

Tjerkaski J; Thompson WH; Bellander B-M; Thelin EP; Fransson P
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2022;32(2):266-274

Genetic Influence on Nociceptive Processing in the Human Brain-A Twin Study.

Kastrati G; Rosén J; Thompson WH; Chen X; Larsson H; Nichols TE; Tracey I; Fransson P; Åhs F; Jensen KB
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2022;16:942136

Multiple spatial scale mapping of time-resolved brain network reconfiguration during evoked pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Fanton S; Altawil R; Ellerbrock I; Lampa J; Kosek E; Fransson P; Thompson WH
Article: EUROPEAN ADDICTION RESEARCH. 2022;28(3):210-219

The Hypothesis of Subliminal Cue Reactivity in Addiction Revisited: An fMRI Study.

Guterstam J; Jayaram-Lindström N; Berrebi J; Petrovic P; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Franck J
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2021;239:118287

Spatiotemporally flexible subnetworks reveal the quasi-cyclic nature of integration and segregation in the human brain.

Strindberg M; Fransson P; Cabral J; Ådén U
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;46(4):E441-E450

Genetic risk for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia predicts structure and function of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.

Abé C; Petrovic P; Ossler W; Thompson WH; Liberg B; Song J; Bergen SE; Sellgren CM; Fransson P; Ingvar M; Landén M
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2021;231:117844

Whole-brain modelling of resting state fMRI differentiates ADHD subtypes and facilitates stratified neuro-stimulation therapy.

Iravani B; Arshamian A; Fransson P; Kaboodvand N
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2021;31(1):159-168

Normal Olfactory Functional Connectivity Despite Lifelong Absence of Olfactory Experiences.

Peter MG; Fransson P; Mårtensson G; Postma EM; Nordin LE; Westman E; Boesveldt S; Lundström JN
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2020;223:117348

Temporal flow of hubs and connectivity in the human brain.

Fransson P; Thompson WH
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2020;207:116347

Dynamic synergetic configurations of resting-state networks in ADHD.

Kaboodvand N; Iravani B; Fransson P
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2019;81:272-279

Altered cerebral pain processing of noxious stimuli from inflamed joints in rheumatoid arthritis: An event-related fMRI study.

Sandström A; Ellerbrock I; Jensen KB; Martinsen S; Altawil R; Hakeberg P; Fransson P; Lampa J; Kosek E
Article: LANGUAGE COGNITION AND NEUROSCIENCE. 2019;34(7):813-825

The neural basis of arithmetic and phonology in deaf signing individuals

Andin J; Fransson P; Dahlstrom O; Ronnberg J; Rudner M
Journal article: BRAIN STIMULATION. 2019;12(2):590

Predicting Brain Perturbation Patterns Using Computational Modeling of Whole Brain Dynamics

Kaboodvand N; Iravani B; Fransson P
Article: NETWORK NEUROSCIENCE. 2019;3(4):1094-1120

Adaptive frequency-based modeling of whole-brain oscillations: Predicting regional vulnerability and hazardousness rates.

Kaboodvand N; van den Heuvel MP; Fransson P
Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2019;29:s177

Subliminal cue reactivity in amphetamine dependence

Guterstam J; Jayaram-Lindstrom N; Berrebi J; Petrovic P; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Franck J
Article: NEURAL PLASTICITY. 2018;2018:2576047-8

fMRI Evidence of Magnitude Manipulation during Numerical Order Processing in Congenitally Deaf Signers.

Andin J; Fransson P; Rönnberg J; Rudner M
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2018;191:91-97

Cue reactivity and opioid blockade in amphetamine dependence: A randomized, controlled fMRI study.

Guterstam J; Jayaram-Lindström N; Berrebi J; Petrovic P; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Franck J
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2018;178:147-161

Brain network segregation and integration during an epoch-related working memory fMRI experiment.

Fransson P; Schiffler BC; Thompson WH
Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2018;23(7):1659-1665

Alterations in resting state connectivity along the autism trait continuum: a twin study.

Neufeld J; Kuja-Halkola R; Mevel K; Cauvet É; Fransson P; Bölte S
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2018;172:896-902

A common framework for the problem of deriving estimates of dynamic functional brain connectivity.

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Article: PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY. 2018;14(5):e1006196

Simulations to benchmark time-varying connectivity methods for fMRI.

Thompson WH; Richter CG; Plavén-Sigray P; Fransson P
Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2018;38(3):508-516

The role of long-term physical exercise on performance and brain activation during the Stroop colour word task in fibromyalgia patients.

Martinsen S; Flodin P; Berrebi J; Löfgren M; Bileviciute-Ljungar I; Mannerkorpi K; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Kosek E
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2017;27(10):4750-4758

Intrinsic Functional Connectivity in Preterm Infants with Fetal Growth Restriction Evaluated at 12 Months Corrected Age.

Padilla N; Fransson P; Donaire A; Figueras F; Arranz A; Sanz-Cortés M; Tenorio V; Bargallo N; Junqué C; Lagercrantz H; Ådén U; Gratacós E
Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;27:s1064-s1065

P.6.d.003 Cue reactivity and opioid blockade in amphetamine dependence: a randomised, controlled fMRI study

Guterstam J; Lindström NJ; Berrebi J; Petrovic P; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Franck J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):9422

Intrinsic brain connectivity after partial sleep deprivation in young and older adults: results from the Stockholm Sleepy Brain study.

Nilsonne G; Tamm S; Schwarz J; Almeida R; Fischer H; Kecklund G; Lekander M; Fransson P; Åkerstedt T
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7:44259

Spatial confluence of psychological and anatomical network constructs in the human brain revealed by a mass meta-analysis of fMRI activation.

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Article: NETWORK NEUROSCIENCE. 2017;1(2):69-99

From static to temporal network theory: Applications to functional brain connectivity.

Thompson WH; Brantefors P; Fransson P
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2016;6:39156

Bursty properties revealed in large-scale brain networks with a point-based method for dynamic functional connectivity.

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Article: BRAIN CONNECTIVITY. 2016;6(10):735-746

On Stabilizing the Variance of Dynamic Functional Brain Connectivity Time Series.

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;58:218-227

The translocator protein gene is associated with symptom severity and cerebral pain processing in fibromyalgia.

Kosek E; Martinsen S; Gerdle B; Mannerkorpi K; Löfgren M; Bileviciute-Ljungar I; Fransson P; Schalling M; Ingvar M; Ernberg M; Jensen KB
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2016;56:34-41

Intrinsic functional connectivity of insular cortex and symptoms of sickness during acute experimental inflammation.

Lekander M; Karshikoff B; Johansson E; Soop A; Fransson P; Lundström JN; Andreasson A; Ingvar M; Petrovic P; Axelsson J; Nilsonne G
Article: NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL. 2016;12:1004-1012

Functional resting-state fMRI connectivity correlates with serum levels of the S100B protein in the acute phase of traumatic brain injury.

Thompson WH; Thelin EP; Lilja A; Bellander B-M; Fransson P
Article: FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE. 2016;10:107

Intrinsic Brain Connectivity in Chronic Pain: A Resting-State fMRI Study in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Flodin P; Martinsen S; Altawil R; Waldheim E; Lampa J; Kosek E; Fransson P
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2015;121:227-242

The frequency dimension of fMRI dynamic connectivity: Network connectivity, functional hubs and integration in the resting brain.

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2015;26(7):3052-3063

Addressing a Paradox: Dual Strategies for Creative Performance in Introspective and Extrospective Networks.

Pinho AL; Ullén F; Castelo-Branco M; Fransson P; de Manzano Ö
Article: BRAIN AND LANGUAGE. 2015;143:97-105

Phonology and arithmetic in the language-calculation network.

Andin J; Fransson P; Rönnberg J; Rudner M
Article: FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE. 2015;9:398

The mean-variance relationship reveals two possible strategies for dynamic brain connectivity analysis in fMRI.

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Article: NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL. 2015;7:230-239

Presurgical language lateralization assessment by fMRI and dichotic listening of pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy.

Norrelgen F; Lilja A; Ingvar M; Åmark P; Fransson P
Article: NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL. 2015;9:134-139

Normalization of aberrant resting state functional connectivity in fibromyalgia patients following a three month physical exercise therapy.

Flodin P; Martinsen S; Mannerkorpi K; Löfgren M; Bileviciute-Ljungar I; Kosek E; Fransson P
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;40(12):3828-3835

Slow fluctuations in eye position and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging brain activity during visual fixation.

Fransson P; Flodin P; Seimyr GÖ; Pansell T
Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2014;15(12):1328-1337

Segregating the cerebral mechanisms of antidepressants and placebo in fibromyalgia.

Jensen KB; Petzke F; Carville S; Choy E; Fransson P; Gracely RH; Vitton O; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Ingvar M; Kosek E
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2014;24(10):2657-2668

Functional bimodality in the brain networks of preterm and term human newborns.

Omidvarnia A; Fransson P; Metsäranta M; Vanhatalo S
Article: BRAIN CONNECTIVITY. 2014;4(8):587-594

Fibromyalgia is associated with decreased connectivity between pain- and sensorimotor brain areas.

Flodin P; Martinsen S; Löfgren M; Bileviciute-Ljungar I; Kosek E; Fransson P
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD. 2014;99(Suppl 2):a530

PO-0850 Resting State Networks In Preterm Infants With And Without Intrauterine Growth Restriction

Padilla N; Fransson P; Donaire A; Lagercrantz H; Gratacos E; Åden U
Article: SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;9(9):1325-1332

Altruism costs-the cheap signal from amygdala.

Gospic K; Sundberg M; Maeder J; Fransson P; Petrovic P; Isacsson G; Karlström A; Ingvar M
Article: TWIN RESEARCH AND HUMAN GENETICS. 2014;17(3):164-176

The Roots of Autism and ADHD Twin Study in Sweden (RATSS).

Bölte S; Willfors C; Berggren S; Norberg J; Poltrago L; Mevel K; Coco C; Fransson P; Borg J; Sitnikov R; Toro R; Tammimies K; Anderlid B-M; Nordgren A; Falk A; Meyer U; Kere J; Landén M; Dalman C; Ronald A; Anckarsäter H; Lichtenstein P
Article: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. 2014;125(5):941-946

Safety of EEG-fMRI recordings in newborn infants at 3T: a study using a baby-size phantom.

Vanhatalo S; Alnajjar A; Nguyen VT; Colditz P; Fransson P
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;34(18):6156-6163

Connecting to create: expertise in musical improvisation is associated with increased functional connectivity between premotor and prefrontal areas.

Pinho AL; de Manzano Ö; Fransson P; Eriksson H; Ullén F
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(9):e108637

Fibromyalgia patients had normal distraction related pain inhibition but cognitive impairment reflected in caudate nucleus and hippocampus during the Stroop Color Word Test.

Martinsen S; Flodin P; Berrebi J; Löfgren M; Bileviciute-Ljungar I; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Kosek E
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2013;65(12):3293-3303

Overlapping structural and functional brain changes in patients with long-term exposure to fibromyalgia pain.

Jensen KB; Srinivasan P; Spaeth R; Tan Y; Kosek E; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Vitton O; Gracely R; Ingvar M; Kong J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2013;4(2):65-74

Using fMRI to evaluate the effects of milnacipran on central pain processing in patients with fibromyalgia.

Petzke F; Jensen KB; Kosek E; Choy E; Carville S; Fransson P; Williams SCR; Marcus H; Mainguy Y; Ingvar M; Gracely RH
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2013;23(3):638-646

Early development of spatial patterns of power-law frequency scaling in FMRI resting-state and EEG data in the newborn brain.

Fransson P; Metsäranta M; Blennow M; Åden U; Lagercrantz H; Vanhatalo S
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2012;8:1744-8069-8-32

Patients with fibromyalgia display less functional connectivity in the brain's pain inhibitory network.

Jensen KB; Loitoile R; Kosek E; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Mainguy Y; Vitton O; Gracely RH; Gollub R; Ingvar M; Kong J
Article: BRAIN CONNECTIVITY. 2012;2(5):246-253

Effects of L-dopa and oxazepam on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging connectivity: a randomized, cross-sectional placebo study.

Flodin P; Gospic K; Petrovic P; Fransson P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(12):e51872

Language lateralization in children aged 10 to 11 years: a combined fMRI and dichotic listening study.

Norrelgen F; Lilja A; Ingvar M; Gisselgård J; Fransson P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(11):e48107

Distinct contributions of the dorsolateral prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortex during emotion regulation.

Golkar A; Lonsdorf TB; Olsson A; Lindstrom KM; Berrebi J; Fransson P; Schalling M; Ingvar M; Öhman A
Article: JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. 2011;34(3):511-517

Can resting-state functional MRI serve as a complement to task-based mapping of sensorimotor function? A test-retest reliability study in healthy volunteers.

Mannfolk P; Nilsson M; Hansson H; Ståhlberg F; Fransson P; Weibull A; Svensson J; Wirestam R; Olsrud J
Article: PLOS BIOLOGY. 2011;9(5):e1001054

Limbic justice--amygdala involvement in immediate rejection in the Ultimatum Game.

Gospic K; Mohlin E; Fransson P; Petrovic P; Johannesson M; Ingvar M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(4):e14788

Assessing the influence of different ROI selection strategies on functional connectivity analyses of fMRI data acquired during steady-state conditions.

Marrelec G; Fransson P
Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2011;87(1):106-112

5-HTTLPR and COMTval158met genotype gate amygdala reactivity and habituation.

Lonsdorf TB; Golkar A; Lindstöm KM; Fransson P; Schalling M; Ohman A; Ingvar M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(11):e27075

Evidence for thalamic involvement in the thermal grill illusion: an FMRI study.

Lindstedt F; Johansson B; Martinsen S; Kosek E; Fransson P; Ingvar M
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2011;21(1):145-154

The functional architecture of the infant brain as revealed by resting-state fMRI.

Fransson P; Aden U; Blennow M; Lagercrantz H
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE. 2010;2(4):195-196

All responders are not the same: Segregating the mechanisms of antidepressants and placebo in chronic pain

Jensen K; Petzke F; Carville S; Choi E; Fransson P; Graceley R; Mainguy Y; Marcus H; Williams S; Kosek E; Ingvar M
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2010;62(11):3488-3495

Anxiety and depressive symptoms in fibromyalgia are related to poor perception of health but not to pain sensitivity or cerebral processing of pain.

Jensen KB; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Mainguy Y; Gracely R; Ingvar M; Kosek E
Article: PAIN. 2010;150(1):59-65

A prefrontal non-opioid mechanism in placebo analgesia.

Petrovic P; Kalso E; Petersson KM; Andersson J; Fransson P; Ingvar M
Article: FRONTIERS IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE. 2010;4:34

A novel model-free data analysis technique based on clustering in a mutual information space: application to resting-state FMRI.

Benjaminsson S; Fransson P; Lansner A
Article: NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR. 2009;23(8):800-810

Cortical activity in relation to velocity dependent movement resistance in the flexor muscles of the hand after stroke.

Lindberg PG; Gäverth J; Fagergren A; Fransson P; Forssberg H; Borg J
Article: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2009;66(3):301-305

Spontaneous brain activity in the newborn brain during natural sleep--an fMRI study in infants born at full term.

Fransson P; Skiöld B; Engström M; Hallberg B; Mosskin M; Aden U; Lagercrantz H; Blennow M
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2009;13(S1):s175c-ss176

603 ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN FIBROMYALGIA IS RELATED TO LOW HEALTH ESTEEM BUT NOT TO PAIN‐SENSITIVITY OR CEREBRAL PROCESSING OF PAIN

Jensen K; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Mainguy Y; Gracely RH; Ingvar M; Kosek E
Article: PAIN. 2009;144(1-2):95-100

Evidence of dysfunctional pain inhibition in Fibromyalgia reflected in rACC during provoked pain.

Jensen KB; Kosek E; Petzke F; Carville S; Fransson P; Marcus H; Williams SCR; Choy E; Giesecke T; Mainguy Y; Gracely R; Ingvar M
Journal article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROINFORMATICS. 2009;3

A novel model-free fMRI data analysis technique based on clustering in a mutual information space

Benjaminsson S; Fransson P; Lansner A
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2008;42(3):1178-1184

The precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex plays a pivotal role in the default mode network: Evidence from a partial correlation network analysis.

Fransson P; Marrelec G
Article: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2008;197(2):295-307

Emotional perception modulated by an opioid and a cholecystokinin agonist.

Gospic K; Gunnarsson T; Fransson P; Ingvar M; Lindefors N; Petrovic P
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2007;104(39):15531-15536

Resting-state networks in the infant brain.

Fransson P; Skiöld B; Horsch S; Nordell A; Blennow M; Lagercrantz H; Aden U
Article: NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA. 2007;45(10):2258-2276

Neural representation of binding lexical signs and words in the episodic buffer of working memory.

Rudner M; Fransson P; Ingvar M; Nyberg L; Rönnberg J
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2006;10(S1):s113c-ss113

425 PAIN REPRESENTATION IN FIBROMYALGIA PATIENTS AND HEALTHY CONTROLS USING EVENT‐RELATED FMRI

Jensen K; Kosek E; Giesecke T; Petzke F; Fransson P; Williams S; Carville S; Choy E; Gracely R; Ingvar M
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2006;30(2):609-616

fMRI activity in the medial temporal lobe during famous face processing.

Elfgren C; van Westen D; Passant U; Larsson E-M; Mannfolk P; Fransson P
Article: NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA. 2006;44(14):2836-2845

How default is the default mode of brain function? Further evidence from intrinsic BOLD signal fluctuations.

Fransson P
Article: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. 2005;46(6):599-609

Functional magnetic resonance imaging at 3T as a clinical tool in patients with intracranial tumors.

Van Westen D; Skagerberg G; Olsrud J; Fransson P; Larsson EM
Article: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 2005;386(2):99-104

Age-differential patterns of brain activation during perception of angry faces.

Fischer H; Sandblom J; Gavazzeni J; Fransson P; Wright CI; Bäckman L
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2005;26(1):15-29

Spontaneous low-frequency BOLD signal fluctuations: an fMRI investigation of the resting-state default mode of brain function hypothesis.

Fransson P
Article: NEURON. 2005;46(6):957-969

Placebo in emotional processing--induced expectations of anxiety relief activate a generalized modulatory network.

Petrovic P; Dietrich T; Fransson P; Andersson J; Carlsson K; Ingvar M
Article: COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2004;4(3):326-334

Enhanced occipital and anterior cingulate activation in men but not in women during exposure to angry and fearful male faces.

Fischer H; Fransson P; Wright CI; Bäckman L
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2004;15(4):282-285

Keeping it short: a comparison of methods for brief picture presentation.

Wiens S; Fransson P; Dietrich T; Lohmann P; Ingvar M; Ohman A
Article: NEUROREPORT. 2004;15(2):235-238

Sex-differential brain activation during exposure to female and male faces.

Fischer H; Sandblom J; Herlitz A; Fransson P; Wright CI; Bäckman L
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2003;20(4):1934-1943

Isolating the retrieval of imagined pictures during episodic memory: activation of the left precuneus and left prefrontal cortex.

Lundstrom BN; Petersson KM; Andersson J; Johansson M; Fransson P; Ingvar M
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS. 2003;129(2):105-113

A template for spatial normalisation of MR images of the rat brain.

Schweinhardt P; Fransson P; Olson L; Spenger C; Andersson JLR
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2002;16(4):977-984

On the effects of spatial filtering--a comparative fMRI study of episodic memory encoding at high and low resolution.

Fransson P; Merboldt K-D; Petersson KM; Ingvar M; Frahm J
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2001;13(4):185-198

A 4D approach to the analysis of functional brain images: application to FMRI data.

Ledberg A; Fransson P; Larsson J; Petersson KM
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2001;14(2):253-257

Functional MRI of the human amygdala?

Merboldt KD; Fransson P; Bruhn H; Frahm J
Article: NEUROREPORT. 2001;12(7):1415-1420

Functional MRI with reduced susceptibility artifact: high-resolution mapping of episodic memory encoding.

Fransson P; Merboldt KD; Ingvar M; Petersson KM; Frahm J
Article: JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. 2001;13(3):325-334

Modulation of cerebral blood oxygenation by indomethacin: MRI at rest and functional brain activation.

Bruhn H; Fransson P; Frahm J
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 1999;9(6 Pt 1):611-618

MRI of functional deactivation: temporal and spatial characteristics of oxygenation-sensitive responses in human visual cortex.

Fransson P; Krüger G; Merboldt KD; Frahm J
Article: NEUROREPORT. 1999;10(6):1277-1281

Does stimulus quality affect the physiologic MRI responses to brief visual activation?

Krüger G; Fransson P; Merboldt KD; Frahm J
Article: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. 1999;17(1):1-7

Temporal and spatial MRI responses to subsecond visual activation.

Fransson P; Krüger G; Merboldt KD; Frahm J
Article: NEUROREPORT. 1998;9(9):2001-2005

Physiologic aspects of event related paradigms in magnetic resonance functional neuroimaging.

Fransson P; Krüger G; Merboldt KD; Frahm J
Article: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY. 1998;8(5):781-787

The pelvis after surgery and radio-chemotherapy for rectal cancer studied with Gd-DTPA-enhanced fast dynamic MR imaging.

Blomqvist L; Fransson P; Hindmarsh T
Article: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE. 1998;39(6):912-919

Temporal characteristics of oxygenation-sensitive MRI responses to visual activation in humans.

Fransson P; Krüger G; Merboldt KD; Frahm J
Article: NMR IN BIOMEDICINE. 1997;10(4-5):204-207

A comparative FLASH and EPI study of repetitive and sustained visual activation.

Fransson P; Krüger G; Merboldt KD; Frahm J
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Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2024

Predicting long-term pain by combining brain imaging, genetics and health questionnaire data with Swedish national registries using a prospective superstruct design

Gedin F; Blomé S; Kastrati G; Lalouni M; Åhs F; Fransson P; Rosén J; Thompson WH; Jensen K
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2022

Brain network integration, flexibility and quasicyclicity during task and rest

Fransson P; Strindberg M
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;74:2427-2430

Reduced Inflammation Following 4-weeks TNF-α Inhibitor Treatment Restore Aberrant Cerebral Pain Processing in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled fMRI Study

Sandstrom A; Fransson P; Altawil R; Kosek E; Lampa J
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021

Spatiotemporally flexible subnetworks reveal the quasi-cyclic nature of integration and segregation in the human brain

Strindberg M; Fransson P; Cabral J; Ådén U
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021

Central inhibition of pain is augmented in women with self-injurious behavior

Lalouni M; Fust J; Bjureberg J; Kastrati G; Fondberg R; Fransson P; Jayaram-Lindström N; Kosek E; Hellner C; Jensen K
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020

Normal Olfactory Functional Connectivity Despite Life-Long Absence of Olfactory Experiences

Peter M; Fransson P; Mårtensson G; Postma E; Nordin LE; Westman E; Boesveldt S; Lundström J
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020

Whole-brain modelling of resting state fMRI differentiates ADHD subtypes and facilitates stratified neuro-stimulation therapy

Iravani B; Arshamian A; Fransson P; Kaboodvand N
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019

Dynamic synergetic configurations of resting-state networks in ADHD

Kaboodvand N; Iravani B; Fransson P
Preprint: NETWORK NEUROSCIENCE. 2019

Adaptive frequency-based modeling of whole-brain oscillations: Predicting regional vulnerability and hazardousness rates

Kaboodvand N; Heuvel MPVD; Fransson P
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2018

Brain network segregation and integration during an epoch-related working memory fMRI experiment

Fransson P; Schiffler B; Hedley Thompson W
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2017

A common framework for the problem of deriving estimates of dynamic functional brain connectivity

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2017

A simulation and comparison of dynamic functional connectivity methods

Thompson WH; Richter CG; Plavén-Sigray P; Fransson P
Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;27:S1065-S1066

Cue reactivity and opioid blockade in amphetamine dependence: a randomised, controlled fMRI study

Guterstam J; Lindstrom NJ; Berrebi J; Petrovic P; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Franck J
Conference publication: SLEEP. 2017;40:A40

INCREASED GLOBAL FMRI SIGNAL VARIABILITY AFTER PARTIAL SLEEP DEPRIVATION: FINDINGS FROM THE STOCKHOLM SLEEPY BRAIN STUDY

Nilsonne G; Tamm S; Schwarz J; Almeida R; Fischer H; Kecklund G; Lekander M; Fransson P; Akerstedt T
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2016

From static to temporal network theory – applications to functional brain connectivity

Thompson WH; Brantefors P; Fransson P
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2016

Intrinsic brain connectivity after partial sleep deprivation in young and older adults: results from the Stockholm Sleepy Brain study

Nilsonne G; Tamm S; Schwarz J; Almeida R; Fischer H; Kecklund G; Lekander M; Fransson P; Åkerstedt T
Review: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2016;105(9):1024-1035

The functional brain connectome of the child and autism spectrum disorders.

Mevel K; Fransson P
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75:477

INCREASED INTRINSIC BRAIN CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN AFFECTIVE PAIN PROCESSING REGIONS AND BILATERAL SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX IN RA PATIENTS COMPARED TO HEALTHY CONTROLS

Lampa J; Flodin P; Martinsen S; Altawil R; Waldheim E; Kosek E; Fransson P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2016

On stabilizing the variance of dynamic functional brain connectivity time series

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Preprint: ARXIV. 2016

Bursty and persistent properties of large-scale brain networks revealed with a point-based method for dynamic functional connectivity

Thompson WH; Fransson P
Book chapter: PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL DETERMINANTS OF DEVELOPMENT: NEUROMETHODS. 2016;p. 53-68

Advanced EEG and MRI Measurements to Study the Functional Development of the Newborn Brain

Vanhatalo S; Fransson P
Review: AUTISM. 2015;19(5):527-541

Multimodal brain imaging in autism spectrum disorder and the promise of twin research.

Mevel K; Fransson P; Bölte S
Conference publication: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2011;70:92

WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT THE INFANT BRAIN FROM RESTING-STATE FMRI ACTIVITY?

Fransson P
Book chapter: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2009;p. 2215-2219

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Fransson P
Conference publication: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2009;48:I13

THE EFFECT OF MILNACIPRAN ON EVOKED PAIN IN FIBROMYALGIA: A PSYCHOPHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL MRI ANALYSIS

Choy E; Carville S; Williams S; Jensen K; Kosek E; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Marcus H; Petzke F; Mainguy Y; Gracely R
Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2008;18:S580

The effect of milnacipran on tenderness in fibromyalgia: a psychophysical and fMRI analysis

Gracely RH; Jensen K; Kosek E; Ingvar M; Fransson P; Marcus H; Choy E; Williams SCR; Mainguy Y; Petzke F
Book chapter: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2008;p. 2

Absolute Temperature
Review: NEUROIMAGE. 2007;36(4):1361-1373

Unity and diversity of tonic and phasic executive control components in episodic and working memory.

Marklund P; Fransson P; Cabeza R; Larsson A; Ingvar M; Nyberg L
Published conference paper: CORTEX. 2007;43(1):22-37

Sustained and transient neural modulations in prefrontal cortex related to declarative long-term memory, working memory, and attention.

Marklund P; Fransson P; Cabeza R; Petersson KM; Ingvar M; Nyberg L
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 2005;:224

Common and domain-specific executive processing in working and episodic memory: A mixed even-trelated/blocked fMRI study

Marklund P; Fransson P; Cabeza R; Larsson A; Ingvar M; Nyberg L
Published conference paper: BMC NEUROSCIENCE. 2004;5:28

Fingersomatotopy in area 3b: an fMRI-study.

van Westen D; Fransson P; Olsrud J; Rosén B; Lundborg G; Larsson E-M
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2004;39(5-6):229

Age differences in brain activation during emotional processing:: Converging evidence from perception and memory

Bäckman L; Sandblom J; Gavazzeni J; Nyberg L; Fransson P; Wright CI; Ingvar M; Fischer H
Conference publication: PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY. 2003;40:S91

Backward masking:: A comparison of different methods

Wiens S; Fransson P; Öhman A
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Finding treatment targets through a new understanding of the link between neural plasticity and cognitive mechanisms in chronic pain

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
Development of dynamic network-based models of brain plasticity and vulnerability to traumatic brain injury.

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
Is there a critical period for olfaction?

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2018 - 31 December 2021
The temporal dynamics of the brain´s functional large-scale connectome - a combined fMRI and MEG study.

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2017 - 31 December 2020
Transdisciplinary Synergies to Disclose Complexity in Neurodevelopmental Disorder Etiologies: A Basic Science and Clinical Twin Study ("RATSS")

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
Rethinking complexity in neurodevelopmental disorder etiologies: a clinical and basic science twin study

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
The brain´s large-scale network architecture (connectome) in health and disease - a combined EEG, functional and structural MRI study.

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2012 - 31 December 2015
The restless brain ? Unraveling the nature of the brain?s intrinsic activity

Swedish Research Council

1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012

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Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2014-

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 1999

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Yating Huang, 2023
Hjalmar Nobel
Bezhad Iravani
Gustaf Håkansson

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