Maj-Brit Åström

Maj-Brit Åström serves as a PhD student and guest researcher in the Department of Psychology at the University of Copenhagen, with cross-faculty affiliations spanning the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Her interdisciplinary work integrates cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and exercise science to investigate neurodevelopmental disorders and biomarker responses.

Her primary research focuses on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, utilizing Theory of Visual Attention (TVA) cognitive testing and analyzing biomarkers including Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and cortisol. She further examines how physical exercise modulates brain function, exploring mechanistic links between physical activity and cognitive health in developmental contexts.

Publication analysis reveals a cohesive research trajectory examining exercise-induced physiological changes: her 2009–2010 works establish connections between skeletal muscle contraction, BDNF production, metabolic regulation, and inflammatory pathways. This demonstrates a distinctive bridge between exercise physiology and cognitive neuroscience, with implications for non-pharmacological ADHD interventions through physical activity.