Fredrik Bergström (B41C-8314-B15A)

Curriculum Vitae

Fredrik Bergström

Fredrik Bergström obtained his Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience (2012 - Sep. 2016), M.Sc. in Psychology, B.Sc. in Cognitive Science, A.S. in Philosophy, A.S. in Business Administration from Umeå University (Sweden). During his Ph.D., he used fMRI and MVPA to investigate the neural substrates of non-conscious working memory with Dr. Johan Eriksson and Professor Lars Nyberg. After that, he continued to hone his fMRI and MVPA skills as a postdoctoral researcher (2016-2019) in Jorge Almeida¿s Proaction Lab (University of Coimbra, Portugal), where he focused on visual object recognition and the organization of conceptual knowledge. Currently, he is an independent researcher funded by a six year FCT Scientific Employment Stimulus (2019-), and principal investigator of the FCT research project NetworktDCS (2018-2022), which studied the effects of tDCS on functional brain networks. Fredrik is currently involved in several ongoing projects related to (i) visual object recognition, (ii) how tDCS affects functional networks, (iii) non-conscious working memory, (iv) the relationship between conscious experience and level of wakefulness, and is (v) his own research lines into the neural basis of value-based (economic, social, and moral) decision-making, how to use neural information to predict future decisions at an individual and population level, and how value-based decisions relate to conscious experience. Fredrik has published 12 articles (6 as first or last author) in prestigious journals like Cerebral Cortex, Neuron, Cortex, and NeuroImage (Google Scholar; citations = 843, h-index = 7, i10-index = 6); has attracted 502,730 euro in total funding, and received the Young Researcher Award (750 euro) from APPE (2018) with 5 other distinctions (total SEK 22,784). He has co-supervised a Ph.D. student (2019-2022) and supervised/mentored 13 undergraduates, 13 graduates, and 6 research assistants (since 2013); lectured in cognitive neuroscience at graduate level (2019-2021), neuropsychology (2017-2021), cognitive neuroscience (2017-), advanced topics in cognitive neuroscience (2022-) at undergraduate level at University of Coimbra, and lectured in cognitive neuroscience at undergraduate level at Umeå University.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Fredrik Bergström

Citation names

Bergström, Fredrik

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: B41C-8314-B15A

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
Social Sciences - Psychology
Humanities - Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Swedish (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Portuguese	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016 Concluded	Cognitive Neuroscience (Doctor of Philosophy) Umea Universitet Institutionen för Integrativ Medicinsk Biologi, Sweden "The Neural Substrates of Non-Conscious Working Memory" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	N/A
2012 Concluded	Psychology (Master) Umea Universitet Institutionen för psykologi, Sweden "Comparing Neural Correlates of Conscious and Unconscious Working Memory" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	N/A
2011 Concluded	Cognitive Science (Bachelor) Umea Universitet Institutionen för psykologi, Sweden "Tracing Subliminal Memory Traces" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	N/A

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/09 - Current	Invited Principal Investigator (Research)	Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden

2019/04 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016/11/14 - 2019/04	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017 - 2019/04	Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2012/02/01 - 2012/03/01	Research assistant	Umea Universitet Institutionen för Integrativ Medicinsk Biologi, Sweden

2011/06/01 - 2011/07/01	Research assistant	Umea Universitet Institutionen för Integrativ Medicinsk Biologi, Sweden

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/03/05 - Current	Predicting economic decisions from brain structure (35,730 euro) 2021.09640.CPCA Principal investigator	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020 - Current	Non-conscious influences on expected and subjective value in economic decisions (46,000 euro) A-27942 Principal investigator	Fundação Bial
2018 - Current	NetworktDCS / Unravelling systems level properties of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): the case for distal, flexible and additive effects (240,000 euro) PTDC/PSI-GER/30745/2017 Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2017 - 2020	How global mental states affect consciousness - a neurobiological perspective dnr P17-0772:1 Other Umea Universitet Institutionen för Integrativ Medicinsk Biologi, Sweden	Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Ongoing
2017 - 2020	The silent side of working memory dnr 2016-02931 Other Umea Universitet Institutionen för Integrativ Medicinsk Biologi, Sweden	Vetenskapsradet Ongoing
2016/11/14 - 2019/04	Object Metrics - organizao neuronal do conhecimento relativo a objetos PTDC/MHC-PPCN/6805/2014 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/04 - Current	FCT Scientific Employment Stimulus (181,000 euro) CEECIND/03661/2017 Research Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster

Fernandes, F; Lee, S; Duarte, I; Leitão, E; Mateus, S; Granja, D; Prade, D; et al. "Big Five personality aspects predict individual differences in utilitarian moral choice". Paper presented in CINEICC International Congress, 2023.
Bergström, Fredrik; Seidel, P; Pacheco, A; Almeida, J; Eriksson, J.; de Sousa, B; Lee, S. "Subliminal risk information influences subjective value estimation in risky economic choice". Paper presented in The Seeing and Acting Workshop (SAW) 23, 2023.
Fontan, Aurelie; Lindgren, Lenita; Pedale, Tiziana; Bergström, Fredrik (B41C-8314-B15A); Brorson, C; Eriksson, Johan. "Changes in the global state of consciousness affect brain activity related to conscious and non-conscious visual perception differently". Paper presented in Society for Neuroscience (SFN), 2019.
Pedale, Tiziana; Fontan, Aurelie; Grill, Filip; Bergström, Fredrik (B41C-8314-B15A); Eriksson, Johan. "Leftward bias in visuospatial attention during a non-conscious working memory task". Paper presented in Society for Neuroscience (SFN), 2019.
Bergström, Fredrik; Martins, Ana R.; Almeida, Jorge; Amaral, Lénia; Freixo, Andreia; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Kristensen, Stephanie; et al. "Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) effects on object-selective neural responses in the inferior parietal lobe". Paper presented in Concepts, Actions, and Objects (CAOS), Rovereto, 2018.
Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, Johan. "Non-conscious visual short-term memory can retain both spatial and object information". Paper presented in Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), San Francisco, 2015.
Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, Johan. "Representations of unseen targets during the attentional blink are durable". Paper presented in Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC), Brighton, 2012.

Journal article

Bergström, Fredrik; Kable, Joseph. Corresponding author: Bergström, Fredrik. "Cortical complexity in ventromedial prefrontal cortex has inverse relationship with probability and delay discounting". (2024):
Under revision
Fontan, A.; Lindgren, L.; Pedale, T.; Brorsson, C; Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, J.. "Noradrenergic activity may be a valid target for pharmacological manipulations of consciousness". (2024):
Submitted
Bergström, Fredrik; Garcia, G; Lerman, C; Kable, Joseph. "Multivariate analysis of multimodal structural brain properties predicts individual differences in risky and intertemporal preferences (in preparation)". (2024):
Valerio, D; Peres, A; Bergström, Fredrik; Seidel, P; Almeida, J. "Neural and behavioral tuning curves for object similarity". (2024):
Submitted
Pedale, Tiziana; Fontan, Aurelie; Grill, Filip; Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, Johan. "Goal-directed use but not prioritization of task-relevant information in non-conscious working memory". Cerebral Cortex (2023):
Published
Almeida, J; Fracasso, A; Kristensen, S; Valerio, D; Bergström, Fredrik; Chakravarthi, R; Tal, Z; Walbrin, J. "Neural and behavioral signatures of the multidimensionality of object processing". Communications Biology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05323-x.
Published
Amaral, L; Besson, G; Caparelli-Daqeur, E; Bergström, Fredrik; Almeida, J. "Spatial overlap, but temporal specificity: temporal dynamics dissociate hand and tool processing". Scientific Reports (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48180-8.
Published
Amaral, Lénia; Donato, R; Valério, Daniela; Caparelli-Daqeur, E; Almeida, Jorge; Bergström, Fredrik. Corresponding author: Bergström, Fredrik. "Disentangling hand and tool processing: distal effects of neuromodulation". Cortex (2022):
Published
Fontan, A.; Lindgren, L.; Pedale, T.; Brorsson, C.; Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, J.. "A reduced level of consciousness affects non-conscious processes". NeuroImage (2021): 118571. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118571.
Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118571
Amaral, Lénia; Bergström, Fredrik; Almeida, Jorge. "Overlapping but distinct: Distal connectivity dissociates hand and tool processing networks". Cortex 140 (2021): 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.011.
Published • 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.011
Bergström, Fredrik; Wurm, Moritz; Valério, Daniela; Lingnau, Angelika; Almeida, Jorge. "Decoding stimuli (tool-hand) and viewpoint invariant grasp-type information". Cortex 139 (2021): 152-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.004.
Published • 10.1016/j.cortex.2021.03.004
Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, Johan. "Neural Evidence for Non-conscious Working Memory". Cerebral Cortex 28 9 (2018): 3217-3228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhx193.
Published • 10.1093/cercor/bhx193
Almeida, Jorge; Martins, Ana R.; Bergström, Fredrik; Amaral, Lénia; Freixo, Andreia; Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Kristensen, Stephanie; et al. "Polarity-specific transcranial direct current stimulation effects on object-selective neural responses in the inferior parietal lobe". Cortex 94 (2017): 176-181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.07.001.
Published • 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.07.001
Eriksson, Johan; Vogel, Edward K.; Lansner, Anders; Bergström, Fredrik; Nyberg, Lars. "Neurocognitive Architecture of Working Memory". Neuron 88 1 (2015): 33-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.020.
Published • 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.020
Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, Johan. "The conjunction of non-consciously perceived object identity and spatial position can be retained during a visual short-term memory task". Frontiers in Psychology 6 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01470.
Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01470
Bergström, Fredrik; Eriksson, Johan. "Maintenance of non-consciously presented information engages the prefrontal cortex". Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8 (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00938.
Open access • Published • 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00938

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023	Multivariate analysis of multimodal structural brain properties predicts individual differences in risky and intertemporal preferences	CINEICC International Congress (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021	Predicting risky economic decisions from brain structure	Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019	What is the relationship between conscious experience and working memory?	Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (Évora, Portugal)
2018	Neural Evidence for Non-conscious Working Memory	Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental (Braga, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - 2024/06	Subliminal risk information influences risky choice Supervisor	Neuropsychology (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2023 - 2024/06	Predicting individual differences in risky and intertemporal choice from resting-state fMRI connectivity Supervisor	Neuropsychology (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2022	Co-supervisor, PhD student Co-supervisor of Lénia Amaral	Psychology (PhD) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015 - 2015	An Examination of Unconscious Working Memory Flexibility using Continuous Flash Suppression Co-supervisor of Nick Judd	Cognitive Science (Master) Umea Universitet Institutionen för psykologi, Sweden
2013 - 2013	Non-conscious retention and working memory load Co-supervisor of Alexander Rosendahl	Cognitive Science (Degree) Umea Universitet Institutionen för psykologi, Sweden

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2017 - 2017	Running 5 day workshop on multivariate fMRI data analysis with CoSMoMVPA toolbox (2017 - 2017) Workshop (Co-organisor)

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2017	Cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology (Thesis) Main arguer	Daniela Valério (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2008 - 2010	Association of Philosophy, Umeå University	Board member
2008 - 2009	AIESEC Umeå	Local Committee President (Overall responsible for managing local operations, 30 members)
2007 - 2008	AIESEC Umeå	Vice-President Sales (On executive board, head of local sales teams)
2006 - 2007	AIESEC Umeå	Sales Team Member (corporate relations, sales, account management)

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2018 - Current	Coordinating Committee of the Scientific Council of CINEICC Member	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009 - 2011	Cognitive Science Program Committee Member	Umea Universitet, Sweden

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	Lectures in Advanced Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience (undergraduate level)	(Bachelor)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017 - Current	Lectures in Behavioral Neuroscience (undergrad level)	Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience (Bachelor)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2021	Lectures in Cognitive Neuroscience (graduate level)	Cognitive Neuroscience (Master)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2017 - 2021	Lectures in Neuropsychology (undergrad level)	Neuropsychology (Bachelor)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012 - 2016	Lectures in Cognitive Neuroscience (undergrad level)	Cognitive Neuroscience (Bachelor)	Umea Universitet Institutionen för psykologi, Sweden

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2013 - Current	Mentoring/tutoring 13 undergrads, 13 graduate, and 6 research assistants	Several people on different occasions over several years

Distinctions

Award

2023	Best Poster Award Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2023	Best Oral Presentation Award Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2015	Wallenberg Travel Scholarship (SEK 8000) Umea Universitet, Sweden
2014	Anna Cederberg’s Foundation for Medical Research (SEK 2534) Umea Universitet, Sweden

Other distinction

2018	Young Investigator Award (750 euro) Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia Experimental, Portugal
2011	Research Scholarship (SEK 12250)