Mikael Lundqvist, Ph.D.

Mikael Lundqvist, Ph.D.
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2017 Young Investigator Grant

Mikael Lundqvist, Ph.D.

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Principal Researcher

Karolinska Institute

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Mikael studies human and animal cognition using a combination of electrophysiological recordings and computational modelling. He uses simulated networks of neurons to find neural dynamics that can solve various cognitive tasks, and then tests predictions from the models in experimental data. Currently focused on working memory and attention.

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