Department of Clinical Neuroscience
At the Department of Clinical Neuroscience (CNS), we conduct research and teaching regarding the function of the brain - from a molecular level to the effect on society.
Tomorrow’s CT scanner soon to be introduced in Swedish healthcare
Tomorrow’s CT scanner soon to be introduced in Swedish healthcare
It’s described as a technological advance in computed tomography and the hope is that this imaging technique will eventually become hospital standard. At the end of October, a new type of CT scanner will be unveiled in MedTechLabs, an interdisciplinary centre set up by Karolinska Institutet (KI), the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Region Stockholm. Staffan Holmin, Professor of Clinical Neuroimaging at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, is one of the researchers behind the initiative.
KI Culture Day 2021 - Lose yourself in dance. art & science in motion - Cloned
KI Culture Day 2021 - Lose yourself in dance. art & science in motion - Cloned
Welcome to KI Culture Day 2021! This year's event will held at the Medical Students’ Union (MF) with live internet streaming. The KI Culture Day is a unique combination of popular scientific lectures and cultural entertainment.
Brain ‘noise’ may hold the keys to psychiatric treatment efficacy
Brain ‘noise’ may hold the keys to psychiatric treatment efficacy
Viable predictors of psychiatric treatment response are often sought, but remain elusive. It remains a central challenge in psychiatry to reliably judge whether a patient will respond to treatment. In a new study, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, researchers show that moment-to-moment fluctuations in brain activity can reliably predict whether patients with social anxiety disorder will be receptive to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
Sense of smell is our most rapid warning system
Sense of smell is our most rapid warning system
The ability to detect and react to the smell of a potential threat is a precondition of our and other mammals’ survival. A study, published in PNAS by researchers at CNS, indicates that negative smells associated with unpleasantness or unease are processed earlier than positive smells and trigger a physical avoidance response.
Janina Seubert elected to Sveriges unga akademi
Janina Seubert elected to Sveriges unga akademi
Janina Seubert, researcher in psychology at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience, has been elected to Sveriges unga akademi, an organization that brings together younger, leading researchers from all fields. On 22 September, the new members were welcomed to the academy. Out of a total of eight researchers, two were from Karolinska Institutet. The term of office of the Member is limited to five years. During her time as a member Janina plans, among other things, to work for clear career paths for young independent researchers who despite high scientific performance have ended up outside the BUL system.
When the pain itself is the illness
When the pain itself is the illness
Eva Kosek has been researching pain mechanisms for many years. Now she and her colleagues have developed criteria for calling in so-called nociplastic pain. It is a condition in which pain is not just a symptom but a disease in itself.
Pete Williams receives 600 000 sek from Alcon
Pete Williams receives 600 000 sek from Alcon
Pete Williams, research assistant and group leader at St. Erik's Eye Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, has been awarded the Alcon Research Institute Young Investigator Grant. He receives the award for his project "High resolution metabolomic assessment of Swedish glaucoma nicotinamide study (SGNT) patients". The grant of just over SEK 600,000 is awarded by the Alcon Research Institute.
Environment and Sustainable Development at CNS
We as part of a University has a central roll in the work to combat climate change, both by contributing through teaching and research, but we also need to contribute by reducing the impact of our own activities. Here you can find tips on what changes you can do in your daily life to reduce your climate footprint.
GDPR at KI
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, or Dataskyddsförordningen) for the processing of personal data is to be applied on May 25 2018 in Sweden. Here you will find information on GDPR and the implementation of the regulation at KI.