John Axelsson

John Axelsson is an associate professor, sleep researcher and leads a research group at the Stress Research Institute of Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet. Through his research, he aims to increase our knowledge about how the modern 24-hour society affects sleep, health and the functioning of our brains. Among the topics investigated in his research group’s current projects are why the lack of sleep affects people so differently and what role sleep plays in people’s mental health.