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ABOUT ME

I'm a biophysicist, educated at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, but since 2001 I'm a professor in Biometry (Theoretical Biology and Biophysics) at the Dept. of Energy and Technology, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden. I'm also the director of Agora for Biosystems, an international research center at the Sigtuna Foundation. My research includes mathematical modeling of biological systems and processes at different levels, in particular network dynamics and more specifically mesoscopic neurodynamics. Recent work includes neurocognitive models of decision making, with relevance to free will and societal transition processes. I'm also interested in the brain-mind relation, consciousness, human nature, and human-nature interaction. 

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EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Complex Systems and Dynamics

In particular, oscillations and chaos in biological  networks

1956 - 1976

Father Curt

Mother Inger

Neurocomputational Modelling 

Primarily based on biologically inspired artificial neural networks.

Cognition and Consciousness

With focus on intentionality, decision making, and free will.

Human - Nature - Society Interactions

Primarily biodiversity and climate change

1982 - 1987

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

PhD in Theoretical Biophysics

1989 - 1990

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Postdoc with Prof. John J. Hopfield

1977 - 1982

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

MSc in Engineering Physics

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