January 2012:
A study by Tim Ziermans and colleagues, "Working memory brain activity and capacity link MAOA polymorphism to aggressive behavior during development", was accepted for publication by Translational Psychiatry. Tim also received a poster award for presenting this study at the 2012 edition of the International Imaging Genetics Conference (IIGC) at the University of California at Irvine.

Daniel Labbé and Oliver Vikbladh have joined the lab. Daniel will focus on motivation and working memory for his Master's degree; Oliver will help with multiple projects in the lab as a research assistant.

December 2011:
Torkel Klingberg accepted an invitation to become a member of the Nobel Assembly, a body that awards the annual Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine.

November 2011:
Stina Söderqvist and colleagues published an article in Developmental Psychology titled: "Dopamine, working memory, and training induced plasticity: Implications for developmental research."

Henrik Ullman received a grant from the Board of Postgraduate Education at the Karolinska Institute (KI) in support of a Clinical Scientist Training Program.

September 2011:
Elin Lidman and Henrik Ullman have officially started their PhD projects. Elin's project will focus on physical activity and training of working memory. Henrik's project is titled "Modelling cognitive development with magnetic resonance technique for predicting outcome in mild traumatic brain injury and preterm birth children."

Our lab hosted a well-attended symposium on neurocognitive plasticity across the lifespan

August 2011:
Megan Spencer-Smith, PhD, is a new postdoc in the lab investigating cognitive development and plasticity.

A third round of assessments has started for an ongoing longitudinal project (Brainchild) on typical brain development and cognition.

June 2011:
Torkel Klingberg & Tim Ziermans received a Swedish Research Council (VR) Conference grant in support of the oncoming symposium "Boosting the brain: Neuroplasticity and cognition across the lifespan".

Chantal Roggeman received a Swedish Research Council (VR) Fellowship for the project: "Cognitive control of working memory: influence of capacity and precision".

Tim Ziermans received a COFAS Marie Curie Fellowship for the project: "Working memory development and risk for psychopathology".