Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience – Torkel Klingberg group

Our research is aimed at better understanding the neural basis for cognitive development during childhood. This includes studying training-induced plasticity of the brain. The psychological functions we are interested in are working memory, attention, and reasoning, as well as academic abilities such as mathematics and reading.

Research focus

Our aim is to better understand the neural basis for cognitive and academic development during childhood and training-induced plasticity of the brain. In particular, we focus on working memory and attention, which are central aspects of cognition. Among the academic abilities we are especially interested in is development of mathematical ability.

The methodology includes functional MRI to study brain activity, diffusion tensor imaging to measure myelination, neural network models, genetic analysis and computerized measures of behavior. A major focus is development of computerized methods for improving attention and working memory in children with working memory deficits.

Publications

Selected publications

All publications from group members

Alumni

  • Mariama Dampha
  • Fahimeh Darki
  • Deepak Dash
  • Iroise Dumountheil
  • Fredrik Edin
  • Heleen Feenstra
  • Pär Flodin
  • Kim Fouchenette
  • Benjamin Garzon
  • Lieke Heil
  • Elin Helander
  • Maria Kareliusson
  • Elin Kihlgren
  • Henrik Larsson
  • Gaëlle Leroux
  • Teng Li
  • Elin Lidman
  • Karin Lindqvist
  • Julian Macoveanu
  • Fiona MacNab
  • Annie Möller
  • Federico Nemmi
  • Sissela Bergman Nutley
  • Charlotte Nymberg
  • Pernilla Olesen
  • Ninni Pålsson
  • Pedro Ribeiro
  • Chantal Roggeman
  • Ylva Samuelsson
  • Margot Schel
  • Fabien Schneider
  • Douglas Sjöwall
  • Megan Spencer-Smith
  • Stina Söderqvist
  • Nathalie Thom
  • Lisa Thorell
  • Jeshua Tromp
  • Henrik Ullman
  • Helena Westerberg
  • Georg Zacharopoulos
  • Tim Ziermans

Contact and visit us

Contact information for the Klingberg Laboratory at the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet.

Postal address

Karolinska Institutet
Department of Neuroscience
171 77 Stockholm

Visiting address (visitors, couriers, etc.)

Karolinska Institutet
Biomedicum, Quarter D4
Solnavägen 9
171 65 Solna

Delivery address (goods, parcels, etc.)

Biomedicum
Tomtebodavägen 16
171 65 Solna

Karolinska Institutet, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9

Staff and contact

Group leader

All members of the group

Contact and visit us

Contact information for the Klingberg Laboratory at the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet.

Postal address

Karolinska Institutet
Department of Neuroscience
171 77 Stockholm

Visiting address (visitors, couriers, etc.)

Karolinska Institutet
Biomedicum, Quarter D4
Solnavägen 9
171 65 Solna

Delivery address (goods, parcels, etc.)

Biomedicum
Tomtebodavägen 16
171 65 Solna

Karolinska Institutet, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9

Alumni

Alumni

  • Mariama Dampha
  • Fahimeh Darki
  • Deepak Dash
  • Iroise Dumountheil
  • Fredrik Edin
  • Heleen Feenstra
  • Pär Flodin
  • Kim Fouchenette
  • Benjamin Garzon
  • Lieke Heil
  • Elin Helander
  • Maria Kareliusson
  • Elin Kihlgren
  • Henrik Larsson
  • Gaëlle Leroux
  • Teng Li
  • Elin Lidman
  • Karin Lindqvist
  • Julian Macoveanu
  • Fiona MacNab
  • Annie Möller
  • Federico Nemmi
  • Sissela Bergman Nutley
  • Charlotte Nymberg
  • Pernilla Olesen
  • Ninni Pålsson
  • Pedro Ribeiro
  • Chantal Roggeman
  • Ylva Samuelsson
  • Margot Schel
  • Fabien Schneider
  • Douglas Sjöwall
  • Megan Spencer-Smith
  • Stina Söderqvist
  • Nathalie Thom
  • Lisa Thorell
  • Jeshua Tromp
  • Henrik Ullman
  • Helena Westerberg
  • Georg Zacharopoulos
  • Tim Ziermans

Collaborations

  • Silvia Bunge, University of California at Berkeley, USA
  • Juha Kere, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Huddinge
  • Hans Matsson, Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology
  • Gunter Schumann, King’s College London, Centre for Global Mental Health, UK

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