Astrid Kristine Bjørnebekk

  • Senior researcher; PhD
  • +47 94 14 06 25

Research interests:

  • Addiction neuroscience, Psychological factors of drug dependence, brain effects of long-term 
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Anabolic androgenic steroid dependence

Research projects:

  • Anabolic-androgenic steroid use – impact on brain health and dependence.
    Nationwide survey of patients in substance use disorder treatment in Norway
  • Cycling with anabolic steroids: studying how large fluctuations in sex hormones affect brain chemistry, functional network organization, cognition and emotions.
  • Anabolic-androgenic androgen use among females
    Long-term anabolic steroid use: effects on brain morphology, cognitive function and emotional processing
    International Study of Exercise Addiction

Relevant links:

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-8455 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Astrid_Bjornebekk 

Publications from Google Scholar

 

Publications 2021

Bjornebekk A, Kaufmann T, Hauger LE, Klonteig S, Hullstein IR, Westlye LT (2021)
Long-term Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use Is Associated With Deviant Brain Aging
Biol. Psychiat.-Cogn. Neurosci. Neuroimag., 6 (5), 579-589
DOI 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.01.001

Hauger LE, Havnes IA, Jorstad ML, Bjornebekk A (2021)
Anabolic androgenic steroids, antisocial personality traits, aggression and violence
Drug Alcohol Depend., 221, 108604
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108604

Havnes IA, Jorstad ML, Innerdal I, Bjornebekk A (2021)
Anabolic-androgenic steroid use among women-A qualitative study on experiences of masculinizing, gonadal and sexual effects
Int. J. Drug Policy, 95, 102876
DOI 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102876

Scarth M, Bjornebekk A (2021)
Androgen abuse and the brain
Curr. Opin. Endocrinol. Diabetes Obes., 28 (6), 604-614
DOI 10.1097/MED.0000000000000675

Publications 2020

Hauger LE, Westlye LT, Bjornebekk A (2020)
Anabolic androgenic steroid dependence is associated with executive dysfunction
Drug Alcohol Depend., 208, 107874
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107874

Havnes IA, Jorstad ML, McVeigh J, Van Hout MC, Bjornebekk A (2020)
The Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Treatment Gap: A National Study of Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Subst. Abus.-Res. Treat., 14, 1178221820904150
DOI 10.1177/1178221820904150

Mutsaerts HJMM, Petr J, Groot P, Vandemaele P, Ingala S, Robertson AD, Vaclave L, Groote I, Kuijf H, Zelaya F, O'Daly O, Hilal S, Wink AM, Kant I, Caan MWA, Morgan C, de Bresser J, Lysvik E, Schrantee A, Bjornebekk A, Clement P, Shirzadi Z, Kuijer JPA, Wottschel V, Anazodo UC et al. (2020)
EXploreASL: An image processing pipeline for multi-center ASL perfusion MRI studies
Neuroimage, 219, 117031
DOI 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117031

Vaskinn A, Hauger LE, Bjornebekk A (2020)
Theory of mind in users of anabolic androgenic steroids
Psychopharmacology, 237 (10), 3191-3199
DOI 10.1007/s00213-020-05603-y

Publications 2019

Bjornebekk A, Westlye LT, Walhovd KB, Jorstad ML, Sundseth OO, Fjell AM (2019)
Cognitive Performance and Structural Brain Correlates in Long-Term Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Exposed and Nonexposed Weightlifters
Neuropsychology, 33 (4), 547-559
DOI 10.1037/neu0000537

Hanger LE, Westlye LT, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB, Bjornebekk A (2019)
Structural brain characteristics of anabolic-androgenic steroid dependence in men
Addiction, 114 (8), 1405-1415
DOI 10.1111/add.14629

Hauger LE, Sagoe D, Vaskinn A, Arnevik EA, Leknes S, Jorstad ML, Bjornebekk A (2019)
Anabolic androgenic steroid dependence is associated with impaired emotion recognition
Psychopharmacology, 236 (9), 2667-2676
DOI 10.1007/s00213-019-05239-7

Publications 2018

Haabrekke K, Siqveland T, Nygaaard E, Bjornebekk A, Slinning K, Wentzel-Larsen T, Walhovd KB, Smith L, Moe V (2018)
COGNITIVE AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING AT 41/2 YEARS IN CHILDREN BORN TO MOTHERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE-ABUSE PROBLEMS WHILE PREGNANT
Infant Ment. Health J., 39 (5), 581-594
DOI 10.1002/imhj.21733

Publications 2017

Bjornebekk A, Walhovd KB, Jorstad ML, Due-Tonnessen P, Hullstein IR, Fjell AM (2017)
Structural Brain Imaging of Long-Term Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users and Nonusing Weightlifters
Biol. Psychiatry, 82 (4), 294-302
DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.06.017

Westlye LT, Kaufmann T, Alnaes D, Hullstein IR, Bjornebekk A (2017)
Brain connectivity aberrations in anabolic-androgenic steroid users
NeuroImage-Clin., 13, 62-69
DOI 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.11.014

Publications 2015

Bjornebekk A, Siqveland TS, Haabrekke K, Moe V, Slinning K, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB (2015)
Development of children born to mothers with mental health problems: subcortical volumes and cognitive performance at 4A1/2A years
Eur. Child Adolesc. Psych., 24 (1), 115-118
DOI 10.1007/s00787-014-0625-9

Sagoe D, McVeigh J, Bjornebekk A, Essilfie MS, Andreassen CS, Pallesen S (2015)
Polypharmacy among anabolic-androgenic steroid users: a descriptive metasynthesis
Subst/ Abus. Treatment Prev. Pol., 10, 12
DOI 10.1186/s13011-015-0006-5

Walhovd KB, Bjornebekk A, Haabrekke K, Siqveland T, Slinning K, Nygaard E, Fjell AM, Due-Tonnessen P, Bjornerud A, Moe V (2015)
Child Neuroanatomical, Neurocognitive, and Visual Acuity Outcomes With Maternal Opioid and Polysubstance Detoxification
Pediatr. Neurol., 52 (3), 326-332
DOI 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2014.11.008

Publications 2013

Bjornebekk A, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB, Grydeland H, Torgersen S, Westlye LT (2013)
Neuronal correlates of the five factor model (FFM) of human personality: Multimodal imaging in a large healthy sample
Neuroimage, 65, 194-208
DOI 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.10.009

Publications 2012

Bjornebekk A, Westlye LT, Fjell AM, Grydeland H, Walhovd KB (2012)
Social Reward Dependence and Brain White Matter Microstructure
Cereb. Cortex, 22 (11), 2672-2679
DOI 10.1093/cercor/bhr345

Publications 2011

Westlye LT, Bjornebekk A, Grydeland H, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB (2011)
Linking an Anxiety-Related Personality Trait to Brain White Matter Microstructure Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Harm Avoidance
Arch. Gen. Psychiatry, 68 (4), 369-377
DOI 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.24

Publications 2010

Bjornebekk A, Westlye LT, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM (2010)
Everyday memory Self-perception and structural brain correlates in a healthy elderly population
J. Int. Neuropsychol. Soc., 16 (6), 1115-1126
DOI 10.1017/S1355617710001025

Publications 2009

Walhovd KB, Moe V, Slinning K, Siqveland T, Fjell AM, Bjornebekk A, Smith L (2009)
Effects of prenatal opiate exposure on brain development - a call for attention
Nat. Rev. Neurosci., 10 (5), 390
DOI 10.1038/nrn2598-c1