Brage Kraft

Research groups

Mental Health

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Sauna and cold water immersion to prevent and reduce stress and mental disorders
The Clinical Neuroscience project group will investigate whether sauna and cold water immersion can be useful to prevent and treat stress-related conditions such as pain and psychological distress.

Scientific publications

Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Eide, Lars Harald; Kraft, Brage (2025). AI-Generated, Personality-Tailored Cases in Teacher Education: A Feasibility Study of Student Experiences. Trends in Higher Education. Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.3390/higheredu4040071

Bø, Ragnhild; Jonassen, Rune ; Harmer, Catherine; Øverli, Øyvind; Nilsen, Hilde; Esbensen, Qin Ying; Lirussi, Lisa; Heiberg, Hallvard; Kraft, Brage ; Hilland, Eva ; Stiles, Tore Charles; Haaland, Vegard Øksendal; Landrø, Nils Inge (2025). 5-HTTLPR does not moderate the effect of attention bias modification for depression: a randomized sham-controlled trial. Translational Psychiatry. Vol. 15.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-025-03581-3

Kraft, Pål; Kraft, Brage (2025). Public attitudes and the socio-political divide surrounding onshore wind power in Norway. Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy. Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsuep.2025.1538828

Klonteig, Sandra; Roalsø, Elise Solbu ; Kraft, Brage ; Moberget, Torgeir; Hilland, Eva ; Mirtaheri, Peyman ; Jonassen, Rune (2025). Measuring attentional bias using the dot-probe task in young women: Psychometric properties and feasibility of response-based computations, dwell time, and the N2pc component. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. Vol. 88.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2025.102036

Roalsø, Elise Solbu ; Klonteig, Sandra; Kraft, Brage ; Skarstein, Siv ; Aalberg, Marianne; Jonassen, Rune (2024). Associations between over-the-counter analgesics usage and symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescents: a network analysis. BMC Psychiatry. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05802-3

Bø, Ragnhild; Kraft, Brage ; Skilbrei, August; Jonassen, Rune ; Harmer, Catherine; Landrø, Nils Inge (2024). Inhibition moderates the effect of attentional bias modification for reducing residual depressive symptoms: A randomized sham-controlled clinical trial. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. Vol. 85.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2024.101982

Kraft, Brage ; Bø, Ragnhild; Harmer, Catherine; Landrø, Nils Inge (2024). The effect of attentional bias modification on positive affect dynamics. Scientific Reports. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74855-x

Bø, Ragnhild; Kraft, Brage ; Jonassen, Rune ; Joormann, Jutta; Harmer, Catherine; Landrø, Nils Inge (2024). The effect of ABM on attentional networks and stress-induced emotional reactivity in a mixed clinical sample with depression: A randomized sham-controlled trial. Neuroscience Applied. Vol. 3.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nsa.2024.104091

Roalsø, Elise Solbu ; Klonteig, Sandra; Kraft, Brage ; Skarstein, Siv ; Hilland, Eva ; Mirtaheri, Peyman ; Ålberg, Marianne; Jonassen, Rune (2024). Over-the-counter analgesic usage: Associations with attentional biases in young women. Behavioural Pharmacology. Vol. 35.
https://doi.org/10.1097/FBP.0000000000000795

Bø, Ragnhild; Kraft, Brage ; Joormann, Jutta; Jonassen, Rune ; Harmer, Catherine; Landrø, Nils Inge (2023). Cognitive predictors of stress-induced mood malleability in depression. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping. Vol. 37.
https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2023.2255531

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These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.