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Torkel Klingberg

Torkel Klingberg

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Neuroscience

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60
Citations
27883
World Ranking
3754
National Ranking
69

Psychology

D-Index
60
Citations
27749
World Ranking
3465
National Ranking
33

Overview

Torkel Klingberg is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and specializes in the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology. Their research primarily focuses on Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, with significant work also in Education, Artificial Intelligence, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Cognitive Science and Mapping
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

Recent publications by Torkel Klingberg cover diverse aspects of cognitive development, brain function, and the influence of environmental and genetic factors. Notable papers include:

  • "Cognitive and brain development is independently influenced by socioeconomic status and polygenic scores for educational attainment" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Training spatial cognition enhances mathematical learning in a randomized study of 17,000 children" (2021), published in Nature Human Behaviour
  • "The impact of digital media on children's intelligence while controlling for genetic differences in cognition and socioeconomic background" (2022), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Individually tuned theta HD-tACS improves spatial performance" (2022), published in Brain stimulation
  • "Effects of prenatal exposure to maternal diabetes mellitus on deep grey matter structures and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children" (2023), published in Acta Paediatrica

Torkel Klingberg frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, including:

  • Nicholas Judd
  • Bruno Sauce
  • Samson Nivins
  • Magnus Liebherr
  • Da-Wei Zhang

Their work has been featured in several scientific publication venues multiple times, notably:

  • npj Science of Learning
  • Scientific Reports
  • Brain stimulation
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • Computerized Training of Working Memory in Children With ADHD-A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Torkel Klingberg;Elisabeth Fernell;Pernille J. Olesen;Mats Johnson

  • Training and plasticity of working memory

    Torkel Klingberg

  • Training of working memory in children with ADHD.

    Torkel Klingberg;Hans Forssberg;Helena Westerberg

  • Increased prefrontal and parietal activity after training of working memory.

    Pernille J Olesen;Helena Westerberg;Torkel Klingberg

  • Training and transfer effects of executive functions in preschool children.

    Lisa B. Thorell;Sofia Lindqvist;Sissela Bergman Nutley;Gunilla Bohlin

  • Prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia control access to working memory

    Fiona McNab;Torkel Klingberg

  • Microstructure of temporo-parietal white matter as a basis for reading ability: evidence from diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging.

    Torkel Klingberg;Maj Hedehus;Elise Temple;Talya Salz

  • Maturation of White Matter is Associated with the Development of Cognitive Functions during Childhood

    Zoltan Nagy;Helena Westerberg;Torkel Klingberg

  • Increased Brain Activity in Frontal and Parietal Cortex Underlies the Development of Visuospatial Working Memory Capacity during Childhood

    Torkel Klingberg;Hans Forssberg;Helena Westerberg

  • Two different areas within the primary motor cortex of man

    Stefan Geyer;Anders Ledberg;Axel Schleicher;Shigeo Kinomura

  • Changes in Cortical Dopamine D1 Receptor Binding Associated with Cognitive Training

    F McNab;A Varrone;L Farde;A Jucaite

  • Myelination and organization of the frontal white matter in children: a diffusion tensor MRI study.

    T. Klingberg;C. J. Vaidya;J. D. E. Gabrieli;M. E. Moseley

  • Computerized working memory training after stroke--a pilot study.

    H. Westerberg;H. Jacobaeus;T. Hirvikoski;P. Clevberger

  • The neuroscience of working memory capacity and training

    Christos Constantinidis;Torkel Klingberg

  • The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory

    Torkel Klingberg

  • Combined analysis of DTI and fMRI data reveals a joint maturation of white and grey matter in a fronto-parietal network

    Pernille J Olesen;Zoltan Nagy;Zoltan Nagy;Helena Westerberg;Torkel Klingberg

  • Development of a superior frontal-intraparietal network for visuo-spatial working memory.

    Torkel Klingberg

  • Mechanism for top-down control of working memory capacity

    Fredrik Edin;Torkel Klingberg;Pär Johansson;Fiona McNab

  • Gains in fluid intelligence after training non-verbal reasoning in 4-year-old children: a controlled, randomized study

    Sissela Bergman Nutley;Stina Söderqvist;Sara Bryde;Lisa B. Thorell

  • Changes in cortical activity after training of working memory--a single-subject analysis.

    Helena Westerberg;Torkel Klingberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Juha Kere
Juha Kere Karolinska Institute
Hans Forssberg
Hans Forssberg Karolinska Institute
Per E. Roland
Per E. Roland University of Copenhagen
Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Gunter Schumann
Gunter Schumann King's College London
Hugh Garavan
Hugh Garavan University of Vermont
Penny A. Gowland
Penny A. Gowland University of Nottingham
Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
Jean-Luc Martinot
Jean-Luc Martinot École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Arun L.W. Bokde
Arun L.W. Bokde Trinity College Dublin

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