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Johan Willander
FD, post doc
My research interest concerns cognition and olfaction. With regard to cognition my research is oriented towards retrieval processes in autobiographical memory. The research I'm involved in concerning olfaction range from basic mechanisms, such as the role of dopamine in olfactory functions, to olfactory cognition (eg., olfactory forgetting). In addition to research I'm also teaching e.g., cognitive psychology.
Research
- Autobiographical memory
- a. Autobiographical odor memory
b. Autobiographical memory and imagery
- Olfaction
- a. Olfactory forgetting (with Maria Larsson, Fredrik Jönsson, and Sverker Sikström)
b. Odor priming (with Fredrik Jönsson and Mats Olsson)
c. Dopamine and olfaction (with Maria Larsson, Lars Farde, and Simon Cervenca)
d. Influences of age and sex on olfactory functions (with Maria Larsson, Christina Blåvarg, and Fredrik Jönsson)
Publications
Arshamian, A., Willander, J., & Larsson, M. (2011). Olfactory awareness is positively associated to odour memory. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 23, 220-226.
Willander, J., & Baraldi, S. (2010). Development of a new Clarity of Auditory Imagery Scale. Behavior Research Methods, 42, 785-790.
Larsson, M., & Willander, J. (2009). Autobiographical odor memory. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1170, 318-323.
Willander, J., & Larsson, M. (2008). The mind's eye and autobiographical odor memory. Chemosensory Perception, 3, 210-215.
Willander, J., & Larsson, M. (2007). Olfaction and Emotion: The case of autobiographical memory. Memory & Cognition, 35, 1659-1663.
Willander, J., & Larsson, M. (2006). Smell your way back to childhood: Autobiographical odor memory, Psychnomic Bulletin & Review, 13, 240-244.
Larsson, M., & Willander, J. (2004). Luktsinnet i vårdmiljön. I Goda Miljöer och aktiviteter för äldre. Ed., Helle Wiljk. Studentlitteratur: Lund.
Larsson, M., & Willander, J. (2004). Lukter hjälper oss att minnas. Forskning och Framsteg, 6, 24-26.
Sök Willanders abstracts i Annual Report.
Thesis
Willander, J. (2007). Autobiographical odor memory. Stockholm University.
Teaching (selected)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Olfactory perception
- Statistics
- Student supervision
Media
BBC, Rememberance of smells past, April 2009 (radio interview)
SR P3 Kvällspasset. Lukt. Oktober 2008 (radio interview)
SVT Godmorron, Julens lukter, December 2007 (TV interview)
SVT Vetenskapslandet, Lukt, Mars 2008 (TV interview)
SVT Hjärnkontoret, Lukter, January 2006 (TV interview)
SVT Kunskapskanalen, Synestesi, lukt och minne, February 2006 (TV interview)
SR P3 Stil, Lukt, November 2007 (radio interview)
SR P3 Lukt, 2006 (radio interview)
SR P3 Christer, Kan frågesport påverka minnet? Mars 2008 (radio interview)
SR P4 Radio Stockholm, Lukt och minne, Mars 2006 (radio interview)
DN, Lukten kan fälla brottslingen, 14 June 2004 (newspaper interview)
Campus, 1, 2005, Plugga mindre - men smartare (magazine interview)
See also NY Times: The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine. [PDF] Interview with Dr. Maria Larsson on autobiographical odor memory.
