Kristine B Walhovd

Professor, Head of Centre

Interests

My current research is targeted at understanding the mechanisms underlying different types of change in brain and cognition, and whether and how we ourselves can initiate, enhance or slow them. Throughout life, our mental capacities and brains are under continuous alteration: Some changes are part of positive development, others are debilitating.

Together with colleagues, I am trying to uncover markers and mechanisms underlying changes in brain and cognitive behavior throughout the lifespan. In this effort, we’re studying persons ranging in age from 4 to 90 yrs. I am very interested in understanding normal cognition and brain-behavior relationships troughout the human lifespan, and I am also involved in patient studies, for instance on subjective and objective memory complaints, Alzheimer disease, and drug exposure in utero. Main research methods include, among others, experimental and standardized neuropsychological tests, MRI (mostly morphometry and DTI) and ERP (Event-Related-Potentials)

Background

Professor of cognitive neuropsychology and part time position (15 %) as a researcher at the Department of Neuropsychology, Ullevål University Hospital
2007 → Professor in neuropsychology, Dept. Psychology, UiO
2005 – 2007 Associate professor in neuropsychology, Dept Psychology, UiO
- Scientific leader for the ERP lab, Dept Psychology, UiO
2009 Guest researcher, Multimodal imaging lab, UCSD (3 mnth)
2005 Guest researcher, Martinos Center, Harvard (3 mnth)
2002 Guest researcher, Martinos Center, Harvard (3 mnth)
2002 – 2005 Enrolled in the PhD program, Dept Psychology, UiO
2001 → Clinical neuropsychology/research position at the Dept neuropsychology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål
2000 – 2001 Student reasearch fellow, Dept Psychology, UiO