Public defence: Olgerta Asko

Master Olgerta Asko at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, is defending the thesis Predictive processing in human prefrontal cortex: Causal contributions of orbitofrontal and lateral prefrontal subregions for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Colored RITMO logo on left, portrait photo of Olgerta Asko on right

Photo: Annica Thomsson

Trial lecture

Designated topic: The role of episodic memory in future thinking and decision-making.

Time and place: 9 January 2026, 10:15 CET. Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus.

The trial lecture is open to the public and will also stream live.

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Abstract

Public defence

Time and place: 9 January 2026, 12:15 CET. Forsamlingssalen, Harald Schjelderups hus

Evaluation committee

  • Professor Lesley Fellows, McGill University, Canada
  • Associate Professor Iria SanMiguel, University of Barcelona, Spain
  • Professor Sascha Frühholz, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

Chair of the defence

Professor Stein Andersson, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo

Supervisors

  • Professor Anne-Kristin Solbakk, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
  • Associate Professor Tor Endestad, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo
  • Researcher Alejandro O. Blenkmann, RITMO, University of Oslo

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Published Dec. 19, 2025 11:02 AM - Last modified Dec. 19, 2025 11:02 AM