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Fredrik Åhs is a Professor at Mid Sweden University within the Department of Psychology and Social Work (PSO). His research focuses on the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and genetics, particularly in understanding anxiety disorders, depression, and fear conditioning mechanisms. Åhs employs advanced neuroimaging techniques, including fMRI and PET, to explore brain function in relation to stress biology, genetic factors, and treatment responses.
His recent work emphasizes polygenic risk prediction for mental health conditions, machine learning applications in anxiety disorder classification, and interpersonal distance dynamics in trauma-affected populations. Åhs also investigates exhaustion disorder through network analysis and multimodal interventions, contributing to Swedish clinical trials and global mental health research. Collaborative mega-analyses, such as those from the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group, highlight his transdiagnostic approach to neuroimaging studies.
Åhs' research spans serotonin and dopamine systems in anxiety, brain connectivity in fear regulation, and social support dynamics in posttraumatic stress. His methodological innovations include virtual reality environments for fear conditioning studies and multitracer PET for receptor binding analysis. Current projects integrate Swedish national registries with multimodal data to predict long-term pain and mental health outcomes.
