Professor Håkan Olausson at Linköping University's Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences leads pioneering research in human somatosensory systems. His groundbreaking work at the Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN) has revealed ultrafast pain signaling mechanisms and the role of C-tactile afferents in affective touch. Faculty of Medicine, Linköping University Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN) Research Focus: Ultrafast pain signaling systems in humans Differentiation between self-touch and social touch Neurophysiological basis of chronic pain Mapping tactile and nociceptive pathways Interdisciplinary applications for pain treatment Scientific Recognition: First recipient of Onkel Adams Prize (2020) Wallenberg Clinical Scholar (2020) Multiple grants from VR and Wallenberg Foundation His recent publications demonstrate cross-disciplinary impacts in pain neuroscience, social touch processing, and sensory system classification through advanced neuroimaging and microneurography techniques.






