Jan Wikgren

Jan Wikgren is a Senior Lecturer and Vice Head of the Department of Psychology within the Faculty of Education and Psychology. His research bridges psychophysiology, neuroscience, and behavioral conditioning, with a specialized focus on sensory gating mechanisms and cardiorespiratory influences on learning. He investigates neurocognitive processes using methods like transcranial stimulation (tDCS/tRNS) and classical conditioning paradigms.

Research interests center on:

• Psychophysiological interactions between cardiac cycles and cognition
• Disgust conditioning in clinical populations (e.g., OCD)
• Exercise-derived neuroplasticity across lifespan
• Sensory gating and startle reflex modulation
• Non-invasive neuromodulation techniques

Publication trends (2021–2025) reveal interdisciplinary work combining neuroimaging, genetic models, and physiological monitoring. Dominant themes include: hippocampal plasticity influenced by aerobic fitness, interoceptive learning modulated by cardiac rhythms, and clinical applications of brain stimulation for behavioral disorders. Research utilizes both human cohorts and rodent models.

No awards or student advisories are documented. Collaborative projects include sensory gating studies and cardiac-cycle-dependent learning mechanisms.