Research group Profile group ”Brain, gene, and environment interactions” addresses research grounded in the biological basis of human behavior, adaptation and change over time (ages) in interaction with environmental factors (epigenetics).
The questions that this research profile seeks to answer are related to brain development and aging, learning, deviations and changes to brain functions, effects of different forms of training/interventions on cognitive, perceptual, and motor performance, how we perceive, and are affected by, different sensory stimulations such as smell, taste, sound, and visual stimulation, as well as how such processes differ between conscious and unconscious stimuli. These processes are examined by use of different neuropsychological and behavioral assessments, brain imaging techniques (MRI, fMRI, ERP, EEG, fNIRS, PET), eye- and bodily movement registrations, and biomarkers based on e.g., proteomics and metabolomics. Within the research profile area, we have a long tradition of multidisciplinary research collaborations, both nationally and internationally.
