About
Lars Nyberg is Professor of Neuroscience and Director of Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI) at Umeå universitet. He holds additional affiliations with the Department of Medical and Translational Biology and serves as Assistant Director at UFBI. A member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, his research focuses on genetic, brain, and lifestyle factors influencing cognitive aging trajectories.
Nyberg's investigations center on functional neuroimaging of memory, particularly through the Betulalongitudinal project on aging and dementia. His team explores dopamine receptor dynamics, inflammatory markers, and neurogenetic predictors of cognitive resilience using advanced fMRI and PET imaging techniques.
His recent publications reveal strong emphasis on longitudinal methodologies across neurobiology, neurogenetics, and dementia research. Article themes cluster around dopamine neurotransmission (67%), cognitive aging biomarkers (53%), and neurodegenerative disease mechanisms (40%), with consistent focus on intervention modeling.
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Membership (2008-present)
Nyberg leads multiple research groups including UFBI and coordinates projects like iPARK and DYNAMIC. Current initiatives involve neurobiological aging mechanisms and predictive modeling of cognitive trajectories.
