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Janina Neufeld

Janina Neufeld

Principal Researcher | Docent
Telephone: +46852482874
Visiting address: Gävlegatan 22B, plan 8, 11330 STOCKHOLM
Postal address: K6 Kvinnors och barns hälsa, K6 Neuropsykiatri Bölte Neufeld, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I studied Biology with a main focus on Neurobiology, conducting my PhD and
    postdoctoral studies in the field of Human Neuroscience. Methodologically my
    core interests are Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Eye-Tracking, Electromyography
    and Psychophysics.
    Currently, I am Assistant Professor (FoAss) at the Center of
    Neurodevelopmental Disorders at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (KIND [1]).
    Post-doctoral training 2014-2018, Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
    at ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (KIND) at the Department of Women's and
    Children's Health (KBH), K6
    Post-doctoral training 2012-2014, Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and
    Neurodynamics (CINN) / School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences,
    University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
    PhD 2008-2012, Center for Systems Neuroscience Hannover (ZSN) / Hannover
    Medical School (MHH), Clinic of Psychiatry, Socialpsychiatry and
    Psychotherapy, Hanover, Germany
    [1] /kind/start

Research

  • My research focuses on neural correlates and behavioral markers of Autism
    Spectrum Condition (ASC) and ASC-related symptoms. More specifically, I am
    interested in biomarkers of overall symptom severity, social cognition
    deficits, altered reward functioning and especially altered sensory
    processing in ASC.
    Since 2019, I started a project [1]on the link between ASC and synesthesia,
    a non-pathological sensory phenomenon where sensory stimuli such as letters,
    weekdays, sounds or smells automatically lead to additional sensations such
    as color and/or shape. Synesthesia occurs more commonly in people with ASC,
    but the reason for this is unknown. In my project, I am investigating in a
    large twin cohort from The Child and Adolescent Twin Study in Sweden (CATSS
    [2]) whether/to what extent this link is genetic. I am further looking into
    the neural correlates and sensory processing differences overlapping between
    both conditions. As a recently admiited Pro Futura Scientia fellow [3], I am
    further styding the association between synesthesia and a wider range of
    mental health conditions, including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
    Within the Roots of Autism and ADHD Twin Study in Sweden (RATSS [4]), one of
    my primary aims is to identify brain connectivity-based biomarkers for ASC
    including both functional brain connectivity [5] during the resting state
    using functional MRI and structural connectivity measured via Diffusion
    Tensor Imaging in twins. I am also investigating the genetic vs environmental
    basis of altered sensory processing in ASC, such as globally vs locally
    directed attention in visual processing and hyper- and hyposensitivity to
    sensory input.
    [1]
    [2] /en/meb/the-child-and-adolescent-twin-study-in-sweden-catss
    [3] _Neufeld.html
    [4] /en/kind/the-project-ratss
    [5]

Articles

  • Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2024;:1-13
    Remnelius KL; Neufeld J; Isaksson J; Bolte S
  • Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2024;45(11):e26754
    Kurth F; Schijven D; van den Heuvel OA; Hoogman M; van Rooij D; Stein DJ; Buitelaar JK; Bolte S; Auzias G; Kushki A; Venkatasubramanian G; Rubia K; Bollmann S; Isaksson J; Jaspers-Fayer F; Marsh R; Batistuzzo MC; Arnold PD; Bressan RA; Stewart SE; Gruner P; Sorensen L; Pan PM; Silk TJ; Gur RC; Cubillo AI; Haavik J; O'Gorman Tuura RL; Hartman CA; Calvo R; McGrath J; Calderoni S; Jackowski A; Chantiluke KC; Satterthwaite TD; Busatto GF; Nigg JT; Gur RE; Retico A; Tosetti M; Gallagher L; Szeszko PR; Neufeld J; Ortiz AE; Ghisleni C; Lazaro L; Hoekstra PJ; Anagnostou E; Hoekstra L; Simpson B; Plessen JK; Deruelle C; Soreni N; James A; Narayanaswamy J; Reddy JY; Fitzgerald J; Bellgrove MA; Salum GA; Janssen J; Muratori F; Vila M; Garcia Giral M; Ameis SH; Bosco P; Remnelius KL; Huyser C; Pariente JC; Jalbrzikowski M; Rosa PG; O'Hearn KM; Ehrlich S; Mollon J; Zugman A; Christakou A; Arango C; Fisher SE; Kong X; Franke B; Medland SE; Thomopoulos SI; Jahanshad N; Glahn DC; Thompson PM; Francks C; Luders E
  • Article: BEHAVIOR RESEARCH METHODS. 2023;55(8):4086-4098
    Wilsson L; van Leeuwen TM; Neufeld J
  • Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2023;290(2009):20231888
    Taylor MJ; van Leeuwen TM; Kuja-Halkola R; Lundstrom S; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Bolte S; Neufeld J
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):13124
    Neufeld J; Maier S; Revers M; Reisert M; Kuja-Halkola R; van Elst LT; Boelte S
  • Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2023;23(1):442
    Mataix-Cols D; Fernandez de la Cruz L; De Schipper E; Kuja-Halkola R; Bulik CM; Crowley JJ; Neufeld J; Rueck C; Tammimies K; Lichtenstein P; Boelte S; Beucke JC
  • Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2023;12(3):1022
    Curtin P; Neufeld J; Curtin A; Austin C; Isaksson J; Remnelius KL; Norrman HN; Arora M; Bolte S
  • Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2023;53(1):495-502
    Jonsdottir LK; Neufeld J; Falck-Ytter T; Kleberg JL
  • Article: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH. 2022;16(1):92
    Astenvald R; Frick MA; Neufeld J; Bolte S; Isaksson J
  • Article: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 2022;52(7):3153-3168
    Lundin Remnelius K; Neufeld J; Isaksson J; Bolte S
  • Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;91(11):956-966
    Curtin P; Neufeld J; Curtin A; Arora M; Bolte S
  • Journal article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;91(9):s148
    Grönvall H; Rosén J; Tabrizi F; Neufeld J; Bölte S; Åhs F
  • Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(4):2114-2125
    Sha Z; van Rooij D; Anagnostou E; Arango C; Auzias G; Behrmann M; Bernhardt B; Bolte S; Busatto GF; Calderoni S; Calvo R; Daly E; Deruelle C; Duan M; Duran FLS; Durston S; Ecker C; Ehrlich S; Fair D; Fedor J; Fitzgerald J; Floris DL; Franke B; Freitag CM; Gallagher L; Glahn DC; Haar S; Hoekstra L; Jahanshad N; Jalbrzikowski M; Janssen J; King JA; Lazaro L; Luna B; McGrath J; Medland SE; Muratori F; Murphy DGM; Neufeld J; O'Hearn K; Oranje B; Parellada M; Pariente JC; Postema MC; Remnelius KL; Retico A; Rosa PGP; Rubia K; Shook D; Tammimies K; Taylor MJ; Tosetti M; Wallace GL; Zhou F; Thompson PM; Fisher SE; Buitelaar JK; Francks C
  • Article: CORTEX. 2021;145:236-249
    van Leeuwen TM; Wilsson L; Norrman HN; Dingemanse M; Bolte S; Neufeld J
  • Article: AUTISM. 2021;25(8):2341-2355
    Neufeld J; Hederos Eriksson L; Hammarsten R; Lundin Remnelius K; Tillmann J; Isaksson J; Bolte S
  • Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY. 2021;158(3):798-806
    Smedler E; Kleppe J; Neufeld J; Lundin K; Bolte S; Landen M
  • Article: AUTISM. 2021;25(5):1422-1432
    Neufeld J; Taylor MJ; Lundin Remnelius K; Isaksson J; Lichtenstein P; Bolte S
  • Article: JCPP ADVANCES. 2021;1(2):e12017
    Myers L; Pan P-Y; Remnelius KL; Neufeld J; Marschik PB; Jonsson U; Bolte S
  • Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;12:575100
    Isaksson J; Neufeld J; Bolte S
  • Article: NEUROIMAGE: CLINICAL. 2021;32:102897
    Chandran VA; Pliatsikas C; Neufeld J; O'Connell G; Haffey A; DeLuca V; Chakrabarti B
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All other publications

  • Corrigendum: CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND MENTAL HEALTH. 2024;18(1):26
    Astenvald R; Frick MA; Neufeld J; Bolte S; Isaksson J
  • Preprint: RES SQ. 2023;RES SQ
    Mataix-Cols D; de la Cruz LF; de Schipper E; Kuja-Halkola R; Bulik CM; Crowley JJ; Neufeld J; Rück C; Tammimies K; Lichtenstein P; Bölte S; Beucke JC
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
    Neufeld J; Taylor M; Leeuwen TV; Kuja-Halkola R; Lundström S; Larsson H; Lichtenstein P; Bolte S
  • Review: NATURE REVIEWS NEUROLOGY. 2023;19(3):136-159
    Bolte S; Neufeld J; Marschik PB; Williams ZJ; Gallagher L; Lai M-C
  • Conference publication: PERCEPTION. 2022;51:154
    van Leeuwen T; Koolen M; Neufeld J; van Laarhoven T; van Lier R
  • Conference publication: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;91(9):S148
    Gronvall H; Rosen J; Tabrizi F; Neufeld J; Bolte S; Ahs F
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
    Neufeld J; Maier S; Revers M; Reisert M; Kuja-Halkola R; Ludger TVE; Bölte S
  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
    Chandran VA; Pliatsikas C; Neufeld J; O’Connell G; Haffey A; DeLuca V; Chakrabarti B
  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
    Sha Z; van Rooij D; Anagnostou E; Arango C; Auzias G; Behrmann M; Bernhardt B; Bolte S; Busatto G; Calderoni S; Calvo R; Daly E; Deruelle C; Duan M; Souza Duran FL; Durston S; Ecker C; Ehrlich S; Fair D; Fedor J; Fitzgerald J; Floris D; Franke B; Freitag C; Gallagher L; Glahn D; Haar S; Hoekstra L; Jahanshad N; Jalbrzikowski M; Janssen J; King J; Lazaro L; Luna B; McGrath J; Medland S; Molloy C; Muratori F; Murphy DGM; Neufeld J; O’Hearn K; Oranje B; Parellada M; Pariente J; Postema M; Remnelius KL; Retico A; Penteado Rosa PG; Rubia K; Shook D; Tammimies K; Taylor M; Tosetti M; Wallace G; Zhou F; Thompson P; Fisher S; Buitelaar J; Francks C
  • Conference publication: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2021;64:S132
    Neufeld J; Van Leeuwen T; Wilsson L; Norrman H; Dingemanse M; Bolte S
  • Review: COGNITIVE NEUROPSYCHOLOGY. 2020;37(7-8):433-449
    van Leeuwen TM; Neufeld J; Hughes J; Ward J
  • Preprint: PSYARXIV. 2020
    van Leeuwen TM; Wilsson L; Nobel Norrman H; Dingemanse M; Bölte S; Neufeld J
  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019
    Becker M; Mastropasqua F; Reising JP; Maier S; Ho M-L; Rabkina I; Li D; Neufeld J; Ballenberger L; Myers L; Moritz V; Kele M; Wincent J; Willfors C; Sitnikov R; Herlenius E; Anderlid B-M; Falk A; Bölte S; Tammimies K
  • Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):543
    Taylor M; van Leeuwen T; Kuja-Halkola R; Bolte S; Neufeld J
  • Conference publication: PERCEPTION. 2019;48:21
    Taylor M; van Leeuwen T; Kuja-Halkola R; Bolte S; Neufeld J
  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2018
    van’t Westeinde A; Cauvet É; Toro R; Kuja-Halkola R; Neufeld J; Mevel K; Bölte S
  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2018
    Cauvet É; Westeinde AV; Toro R; Kuja-Halkola R; Neufeld J; Mevel K; Bölte S
  • Letter: MOLECULAR AUTISM. 2018;9:26
    Isaksson J; Tammimies K; Neufeld J; Cauvet E; Lundin K; Buitelaar JK; Loth E; Murphy DGM; Spooren W; Bolte S
  • Conference publication: COGNITIVE PROCESSING. 2015;16:S24-S25
    Chakrabarti B; Sims TB; Neufeld J
  • Review: CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITION. 2012;21(3):1419-1434
    Sinke C; Halpern JH; Zedler M; Neufeld J; Emrich HM; Passie T
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Grants

  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
  • Swedish Research Council
    1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
  • Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
    1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
  • Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
    31 December 2018 - 30 December 2021

Employments

  • Principal Researcher, Department of Women's and Children's Health, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2022-

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2024
  • PhD, Hannover Medical School, 2012

Leadership and responsibility assignments

  • Treasurer for Junior Faculty, Karolinska Institute, 2022-
  • Research team leader, Team Neufeld, Karolinska Institute, 2022-

Supervisor

  • Yating Huang, 2023
  • Hjalmar Nobel
  • Karl Lundin Remnélius, Female autism phenotypes : sex/gender differences in functioning, camouflaging, and eating problems,

Committee work

  • Member, Junior Faculty Steering Group, Karolinska Institute, 2022-

Visiting research fellowships

  • Postdoc, University of Reading

Editorial work

  • Scientific Reports, Guest editor, 2022

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