Geir Selbæk

Geir Selbæk is a Professor II at the University of Oslo in the Department of Geriatric Medicine. His research focuses on dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, and aging-related mental health, with extensive work on the HUNT study—a large Norwegian population-based cohort. He investigates risk factors like depression, loneliness, metabolic health, and social determinants to understand dementia progression.

• Key research areas: Dementia epidemiology, geriatric mental health, neurodegenerative disease, aging, cognitive impairment
• Recent publications analyze AI in diagnostics, genetic risk scores, social media's role in pandemic isolation, and metabolic markers

Collaborations

Selbæk collaborates with international teams across Alzheimer's & Dementia, Nature Genetics, PLOS ONE, and other high-impact journals. His work integrates epidemiological data, neuropsychological testing, and molecular biology to address dementia prevention and care.