Kristine Beate Walhovd facts for kids
Kristine Beate Walhovd (born in 1976) is a smart Norwegian scientist. She is a psychologist and a neuroscientist. This means she studies how our brains work and how they change as we grow older. She is also a professor at the University of Oslo in Norway.
Studying the Brain and How It Changes
Kristine Walhovd is very interested in how our brains change throughout our lives. She works with another scientist named Anders Fjell. Together, they started a special place called the Centre of Lifespan Changes in Brain and Cognition at the University of Oslo. This center is like a big laboratory where they study how our brains develop when we are young and how they change as we get older.
In 2015, the government of Norway said that their center was a "world leading research environment." This means it's one of the best places in the world for studying the brain!
Awards and Achievements
Kristine Walhovd has received many important awards for her work.
- In 2007, she and Anders Fjell won the Fridtjof Nansen Prize. This is a very important award in Norway for scientists.
- In 2011, she was chosen to be a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. This is a group of the smartest scientists and thinkers in Norway.
- In 2017, she received a special grant from the European Research Council. This grant helps her get money to do even more important research.
Other scientists around the world think her work is very important. Her research has been mentioned by other scientists over 14,000 times in their own studies! This shows how much her discoveries help us understand the human brain.
