Fredrik Ullén

Fredrik Ullén
Born (1968-04-13) April 13, 1968
Västerås, Sweden
Alma materKarolinska Institutet
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Known forNeuroscience of expertise and creativity; concert pianist, recordings of György Ligeti and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
AwardsAmerican Mensa Foundation Prize (2025)
Philip Sandblom Prize, Lund University (2023)
Honorary Doctorate, Mälardalen University (2022)
Karolinska Institutet Culture Prize (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive neuroscience, Classical piano
InstitutionsKarolinska Institutet
Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics

Fredrik Ullén (born 13 April 1968 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedish cognitive neuroscientist and concert pianist. He is internationally known for his recordings of complex piano repertoire — including the complete works of György Ligeti and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji’s 100 Transcendental Studies — as well as for research on the neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral genetics of music, creativity, and flow.

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