Mats Lekander

Mats Lekander is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, and director of the Stockholm Stress Center. His work bridges psychology and biomedical science, focusing on brain-immune interactions, sickness behavior, and stress-related disorders.

• Research Themes: Inflammation's impact on mental health, stress-induced exhaustion disorder, olfactory disease cues, and behavioral interventions (e.g., ACT, acupuncture).
• Methodology: Combines experimental endotoxemia models, neuroimaging, proteomics, and cross-sectional surveys.

Recent publications address fatigue biomarkers, cross-cultural sickness perception, and sleep disturbances in inflammatory diseases. His work informs treatment strategies for chronic pain and stress-related conditions.

Collaborations include studies on cytokine moderation in behavioral therapy and neurodevelopmental comorbidities in pain patients. Current projects examine inflammation's role in cognitive dysfunction and pandemic mental health impacts.