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Carl-Johan Boraxbekk

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+45 5338 9791

Position

Professor

Affiliations

1) Department of Radiation Sciences, Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI), Umeå University, Sweden, 2) Institute of Sports Medicine Copehagen (ISMC), Bispebjerg University Hospital

Research Interests

The ultimate goal for my research group is to provide unique insights into neural plasticity and improved brain function after interventions such as cognitive (e.g., motor imagery or memory training) or physical (e.g., cardiovascular exercise) training across the lifespan in both healthy participants and patient groups. My studies usually involve tests of motor and cognitive functions in combination with various brain imaging techniques such as functional and structural MRI and Positron Emission Tomography (PET).

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2008

PhD in Physiology

2004

MA in Psychology

Employments

2019 - Present

Professor at DRCMR, Department of Radiation Sciences and Umeå Center for Funcational Brain Imaging (UFBI), Umeå University, Sweden

2019 - Present

Professor, Bispebjerg University Hospital

2017 - 2019

Professor at DRCMR, Center for Demographic and Aging Research (CEDAR)/Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging (UFBI), Umeå University, Sweden

2016 - 2017

Visiting Professor at DRCMR

2012 - 2017

Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Center for Demographic and Aging Research, Umeå University

2009 - 2012

Independent Researcher, Umeå University

2005 - 2008

PhD Student, Umeå University

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Publications

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Sandberg, P., Boraxbekk, C.J., Zogaj, I., & Nyberg, L. (2020). Ancient mnemonic in new format – Episodic memory training with the method of Loci in a smart phone application. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences

Nyberg, L., Boraxbekk, C.J., Eriksson Sörman, D., Hansson, P., Herlitz, A., Kauppi, K., Ljungberg, J.K., Lövheim, H., Lundquist, A., Nordin Adolfsson, A., Oudin, A., Pudas, S., Rönnlund, M., Stiernstedt, M., Sundström, A., & Adolfsson, R. (2020). Biological and environmental predictors of heterogeneity in neurocognitive ageing: Evidence from Betula and other longitudinal studies. Ageing Research Reviews, 64:101184.

Domellöf Eriksson, M., Walton, L., Boraxbekk, C.J., Bäckström, D., Josefsson, M., Forsgren, L., & Stigsdotter Neely, A. (2020). Evaluating a frontstriatal working-memory updatin-training paradigm in Parkinson’s disease: the iPARK trial, a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. BMC Neurology, 20(1):337

Habich, A., Fehér, K.D., Antonenko, D., Boraxbekk, C.J., Flöel, A., Nissen, C., Siebner, H.R., Thielscher, A., & Klöppel, A. (2020). Stimulating aged brains with transcranial direct current stimulation: Opportunities and challenges. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, 30; 306: 111179.

Gylling AT, Bloch-Ibenfeldt M, Eriksen CS, Ziegler AK, Wimmelmann CL, Baekgaard M, Boraxbekk CJ, Siebner HR, Mortensen EL, & Kjaer M. (2020). Maintenance of muscle strength following a one-year resistance training program in older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 1; 139:111049.

Malmberg Gavelin, H., Stigsdotter Neely, A., Dunås, T., Eskilsson, T., Slunga Järvholm, L., & Boraxbekk, CJ. (2020). Mental fatigue in stress-related exhaustion disorder: Structural brain correlates, clinical characteristics and relations with cognitive functions. NeuroImage: Clinical,  27:102337.

Bergman, F., Matsson-Frost, T., Jonasson, LS., Chorell, E., Sörlin, A., Wennberg, P., Öhberg, F., Ryberg, M., Levine, JA., Olsson, T., & Boraxbekk, CJ. (2020). Walking time is associated with hippocampal volume in overweight and obese office workers. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 20; 14; 307.

Gylling AT, Eriksen CS, Garde E, Wimmelmann CL, Reislev NL, Bieler T, Ziegler AK, Andersen KW, Bauer C, Dideriksen K, Baekgaard M, Mertz KH, Bayer ML, Bloch-Ibenfeldt M, Boraxbekk CJ, Siebner HR, Mortensen EL, & Kjaer M. (2020). The influence of prolonged strength training upon muscle and fat in healthy and chronically diseased older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 15; 136:110939.

Eskilsson, T., Fjellman-Wiklund, A., Ek Malmer, E., Stigsdotter Neely, A., Malmberg Gavelin, H., Slunga Järvholm, L., Boraxbekk, C-J. & Nordin, M.
Hopeful struggling for health: Experiences of participating in computerized cognitive training and aerobic training for persons with stress-related exhaustion disorder. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 2020.
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Hansen, A. L., Boraxbekk, C-J., Petersen, E. T., Paulson, O. B., Siebner, H. R. & Marsman, A.
Regional glia-related metabolite levels are higher at older age and scale negatively with visuo-spatial working memory: A cross-sectional proton MR spectroscopy study at 7 tesla on normal cognitive ageing. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 36 p., 864496. 2020.
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Karalija, N., Jonassson, L., Johansson, J., Papenberg, G., Salami, A., Andersson, M., Riklund, K., Nyberg, L. & Boraxbekk, C-J. High long-term test-retest reliability for extrastriatal 11C-raclopride binding in healthy older adults. Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism. 2020.
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Wheeler, M. J., Green, D. J., Ellis, K. A., Cerin, E., Heinonen, I., Naylor, L. H., Larsen, R., Wennberg, P., Boraxbekk, C-J., Lewis, J., Eikelis, N., Lautenschlager, N. T., Kingwell, B. A., Lambert, G., Owen, N. & Dunstan, D. W. Distinct effects of acute exercise and breaks in sitting on working memory and executive function in older adults: a three-arm, randomised cross-over trial to evaluate the effects of exercise with and without breaks in sitting on cognition. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020.
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Bojsen-Møller, E., Boraxbekk, C-J., Ekblom, Ö., Blom, V. & Ekblom, M. M.
Relationships between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Cognitive Functions in Office Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16, 23, p. 1-15, 4721. 2019.
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Karalija, N., Jonasson, L., Johansson, J., Papenberg, G., Salami, A., Andersson, M., Riklund, K., Nyberg, L., Boraxbekk, C.J. (2019). High long-term test-retest reliability for extrastriatal 11C-raclopride binding in healthy older adults. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism,

Jonasson, L.S., Kramer, A.F., Axelsson, P., Riklund, K., & Boraxbekk, C.J. (2019). Higher striatal D2-receptor availability in aerobically fit older adults but non-selective intervention effects after aerobic versus resistance training. NeuroImage,

Hedlund, M., Lindelöf, N., Johansson, B., Boraxbekk, C.J*., Rosendahl, E*. (2019). Development and feasibility of a regulated, supramaximal high-intensity training program adapted for older individuals. Frontiers in Physiology. *shared senior authorship

Wheeler, M.J., Green, D.J., Ellis, K.A., Cerin, E., Heinonen, I., Naylor, L., Larsen, R., Wennberg, P., Boraxbekk, C.J., Lewis, J., Eikelis, N., Lautenschlager, N.T., Kingwell, B.A., Lamberg, G., Owen, N., & Dunstan, D.W. (2019). Distinct effects of acute exercise and breaks in sitting on cognition in older adults: a randomised crossover trial.  British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Bangsbo, J., Blackwell, J., Boraxbekk, C.J., Caserotti, P., Dela, F., Evans, A.B., Jespersen, A.P., Gliemann, L., Kramer, A.F., Lundbye-Jensen, J., Lykke Mortensen E., Juul Lassen, A., Gow, A.J., Harridge, S.D.R., Hellsten, Y., Kjaer, M., Kujala, U.M., Rhodes, R.E., Pike, E.C.J., Skinner, T., Skovgaard, T., Troelsen, J., Tulle, E., Tully, M.A., van Uffelen, J.G.Z., & Viña, J. (2019). Copenhagen Consensus statement 2019: Physical activity and ageing. British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Pantzar, A., Jonasson, L., Ekblom, Ö., Boraxbekk, C.-J., & Ekblom, M.M. (2018). Relationships between aerobic fitness levels and cognitive performance in Swedish office workers, Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 2612

Bergman, F., Wahlström, V., Stomby, A., Otten, J., Lanthén, E., Renklint, R., Waling, M., Sörlin, A., Boraxbekk, C.-J., Wennberg, P., Öhberg, F., Levine, J.A., & Olsson, T. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of treadmill workstations in overweight and obese office workers. The Lancet Public Health, 3, 11.

Sommer, M., Häger C.K., Boraxbekk, C.J., Rönnqvist, L. (2018). Timing training in female soccer players: Effects on skilled movement performance and brain responses. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12: 311.

Malmberg Gavelin, H., Eskilsson, T., Boraxbekk, C.J., Josefsson, M., Stigsdotter Neely, A., & Slunga Järvholm L. (2018). Rehabilitation for improved cognition in patients with stress-related exhaustion disorder: RECO – a randomized clinical trial. Stress.

Boraxbekk, C.-J. (2018). Non-invasive brain stimulation and neuro-enhancement in aging. Clinical Neurophysiology, 129, 464-65.

Rey Calvo, N., Reislev, N. L., Mortensen, E. L., Boraxbekk, C-J., Siebner, H. R. & Garde, E., Analyses and characterisation of brain aging patterns - a cohort based multimodal MRI study. 2017.

Stomby, A., Otten, J., Ryberg, M., Nyberg, L., Olsson, T. & Boraxbekk, C-J., A Paleolithic Diet with and without Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Increases Functional Brain Responses and Hippocampal Volume in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 9, 391 2017.

Månsson, K. N. T., Salami, A., Carlbring, P., Boraxbekk, C-J., Andersson, G. & Furmark, T., Structural but not functional neuroplasticity one year after effective cognitive behaviour therapy for social anxiety disorder.
Behavioural brain research. 318, p. 45-51, 2017.

Jonasson, L. S., Nyberg, L., Kramer, A. F., Lundquist, A., Riklund, K. & Boraxbekk, C-J., Aerobic Exercise Intervention, Cognitive Performance, and Brain Structure: Results from the Physical Influences on Brain in Aging (PHIBRA) Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 8, p. 1-15, 2017.

Jonasson, L. S., Axelsson, J., Riklund, K. & Boraxbekk, C. J., Simulating effects of brain atrophy in longitudinal PET imaging with an anthropomorphic brain phantom. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 62, 13, p. 5213-5227, 2017.

Gavelin, H. M., Neely, A. S., Andersson, M., Eskilsson, T., Järvholm, L. S. & Boraxbekk, C-J., Neural activation in stress-related exhaustion: Cross-sectional observations and interventional effects.
Psychiatry Research. 269, p. 17-25, 2017.

lodin, P., Jonasson, L. S., Riklund, K., Nyberg, L. & Boraxbekk, C. J., Does Aerobic Exercise Influence Intrinsic Brain Activity?: An Aerobic Exercise Intervention among Healthy Old Adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 9, p. 267, 2017.

Eskilsson, T., Slunga Järvholm, L., Malmberg Gavelin, H., Stigsdotter Neely, A. & Boraxbekk, C-J., Aerobic training for improved memory in patients with stress-related exhaustion: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 17, 322, p. 1-10, 322 2017.

Bas-Hoogendam, J. M., van Steenbergen, H., Nienke Pannekoek, J., Fouche, J. P., Lochner, C., Hattingh, C. J., Cremers, H. R., Furmark, T., Månsson, K. N. T., Frick, A., Engman, J., Boraxbekk, C. J., Carlbring, P., Andersson, G., Fredrikson, M., Straube, T., Peterburs, J., Klumpp, H., Phan, K. L., Roelofs, K., Veltman, D. J., van Tol, M. J., Stein, D. J. & van der Wee, N. J. A., Voxel-based morphometry multi-center mega-analysis of brain structure in social anxiety disorder. NeuroImage: Clinical. 16, p. 678-688, 2017.

Boraxbekk, C.-J., Hagkvist, F., & Lindner, P. (2016). Motor and mental training in older people: Transfer, interference, and associated functional neural responses. Neuropsychologia 89, 371-377.

Stomby, A., Boraxbekk, C.-J., Lundquist, A., Nordin Adolfsson, A., Nilsson, L.-G., Adolfsson, R., Nyberg, L., & Olsson, T. (2016). Higher diurnal salivary cortisol levels are related to smaller prefrontal cortex surface area in elderly men and women. European Journal of Endocrinology 175 (2), 117-126

Boraxbekk, C.-J., Salami, A., Wåhlin, A., & Nyberg, L. (2016). Physical activity over a decade modifies age-related decline in perfusion, gray matter volume, and functional connectivity of the posterior default mode network - a multimodal approach. NeuroImage, 131, 133-141

Wikström-Frisén, L., Boraxbekk, C.-J., & Henriksson-Larsén, K. (2016). Increasing training load without risking the female athlete triad: Menstrual cycle based periodized training may be an answer? Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical fitness

Wennberg, P., Boraxbekk, C.-J., Wheeler, M., Howard, B., Dempsey, P.C., Lamberg, G., Eikelis, N., Larsen, R., Sethi, P., Occleston, J., Hernestål-Boman, J., Ellis, K.A., Owen, N., Dunstan, D.W. (2016). Acute effects of breaking up prolonged sitting on fatigue and cognition: A pilot study. BMJ Open, 6(2), e009630

Hedlund, M., Lindström, B., Sojka, P., Lundström, R., & Boraxbekk, C.-J. Is better preservation of eccentric strength after stroke due to altered pre-frontal function? (2016). Neurocase, 22(2), 229-242 

Månsson, NT.K., Frick, A., Carlbring, P., Furmark, T., Andersson, G., & Boraxbekk, C.-J. (2016). Neuroplasticity in response to cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder. Translational Psychiatry, 6, e727

Boraxbekk, C.-J., Ames, D., Kochan, N. A., Lee, T., Thalamuthu, A., Wen, W., Armstrong, N.J., Kwok, J.B.J., Schofield, P.R., Reppermund, S., Wright, M.J., Trollor, J.N., Brodaty, H., Sachdev, P., & Mather, K. (2015). Investigating the influence of KIBRA and CLSTN2 genetic polymorphisms on cross-sectional and longitudinal measures of memory performance and hippocampal volume in older individuals. Neuropsychologia, 78, 10-17 

Wikström-Frisén, L., Boraxbekk, C.-J., & Henriksson-Larsén, K. (2015). Improving the effects of periodized resistance training in strength trained women by utilizing the menstrual cycle. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical fitness

Molander, B., Boraxbekk, C.-J., Stenling, A., & Borg, E. (2015). Judging and regulating force in sports: the psychophysical scale as a tool for putting shots. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 6, 154-169

Bergman, F., Boraxbekk, C.-J., Wennberg, P., Sörlin, P., Olsson, T. (2015). Increasing physical activity in office workers – the Inphact Treadmill study; a study protocol for a 13-month randomized controlled trial of treadmill workstations. BMC Public Health, 15 (632), 1-10.

Malmberg-Gavelin, H., Boraxbekk, C.-J., Stenlund, T., Slunga, L., Stigsdotter-Neely, A. (2015) Effects of process-based cognitive training intervention for patients with stress-related exhaustion. Stress, 18(5), 578-588

Boraxbekk, C.-J, Stomby, A., Ryberg, M., Lindahl, B., Larsson, C., Nyberg, L., & Olsson, T. (2015). Diet-induced weight loss alters functional brain responses during an episodic memory task. Obesity Facts, 8, 261-272

Boraxbekk, C.-J., Lundquist, A., Nordin, A., Nyberg, L., Nilsson, L.-G., & Adolfsson, R. (2015). Free recall episodic memory performance predicts dementia 10 years prior to clinical diagnosis: findings from the Betula longitudinal study. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 5(2), 191-202

Månsson, NT.K., Frick, A., Boraxbekk, C.-J., Marquand, A., Williams, S., Carlbring, P., Andersson, G., & Furmark, T. (2015). Predicting Long-term Outcome of Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder Using fMRI and Support Vector Machine Learning. Translational Psychiatry, 5, e530

Carelli, G. M., & Olsson, C.-J. (2015). Neural correlates of time perspectives. In Time perspective theory; Review, Research and Application-Essays in Honor of Philip G. Zimbardo, Springer