Jan Sigurd Blackstad

Jan Sigurd Blackstad is a researcher and special advisor at the Norwegian Centre for Headache Research, affiliated with the Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science at NTNU. He holds a doctoral degree from NTNU and has academic ties to the University of Oslo, where he completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in molecular biosciences and contributed to studies on perineuronal nets. His research focuses on hippocampal anatomy, electrophysiology, and spatial representations in mammals.

• Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s in Molecular Biosciences (University of Oslo), PhD in Neuroscience (NTNU)

His research interests center on hippocampal structure-function relationships, including comparative anatomy of the dentate-ammonic region, electrophysiological mechanisms of spatial navigation, and the role of perineuronal nets in stabilizing neural networks. He has explored these topics through investigations in rats, sheep, pigs, and mink.

His publications highlight contributions to understanding hippocampal subregions’ architecture, task-dependent neural activity in the subiculum, and the stabilization of grid cell networks. He has presented findings at conferences such as the Nordic Neuroscience Meeting and the Scandinavian Physiological Society.

• Awards: None explicitly stated in text

In his advisory role, he supports research applications and growth initiatives at the Norwegian Centre for Headache Research. He collaborates with groups like the Moser Lab (Kavli Institute) and the Neural Systems Group, contributing to interdisciplinary projects.

Labs/Teams: Norwegian Centre for Headache Research, Moser Group (Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience), and the Fyhn Group (Centre for Integrative Neuroplasticity).