Ivanka Savic

Ivanka Savic
Born (1953-12-27) December 27, 1953 (age 70)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySwedish
Alma materKarolinska Institute
Upsala University
Scientific career
FieldsNeurology, Neurophysiology
InstitutionsKarolinska Institute
University of California, Los Angeles

Ivanka Savic Berglund (born 1953) is a Serbian-Swedish neuroscientist, a professor of neurology and chief physician at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, and an adjunct professor in the neurology department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[1][2][3][4] Savic is best known for her neurophysiology and neuroimaging research relating to epilepsy, sex differences, sexual orientation, gender identity, brain processing of odors and pheromones, and the effects of chronic stress on the brain. Savic is a co-founder of the Stockholm Brain Institute and the editor of several medical books.[1]

  1. ^ a b Anders Nilsson (2013). "Neurobiologiska skillnader mellan könen" [Neurobiological differences between the sexes]. Från cell till samhälle (in Swedish). Karolinska Institutet. pp. 44–45. Retrieved 2020-08-24 – via Issuu. "I was born in Belgrade in 1953".
  2. ^ "Ivanka Savic Berglund | Medarbetare". staff.ki.se. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  3. ^ Nicholson, Lucy (2017). "Researchers explore the science of gender identity". NBC News.
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