Terje Sagvolden

Terje Sagvolden (12 February 1945 – 12 January 2011, Oslo) was a Norwegian behavioral neuroscientist, a professor at the Universities of Oslo and Tromsø, and adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.[1][2][3]

Terje Sagvolden
Born(1945-02-12)12 February 1945
Died12 January 2011(2011-01-12) (aged 65)
Oslo, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
Alma materUniversity of Oslo
Known forResearch on animal models of ADHD
Scientific career
FieldsBehavioral neuroscience
InfluencesPer Andersen, A. Charles Catania

Research

Sagvolden's research career started with his work for his PhD, which he obtained in 1979 from the University of Oslo based on a thesis entitled Behavioral Changes in Rats with Septal Lesions: Effects of Water-Deprivation Level and Intensity of Electrical Shocks.[4] Sagvolden is best known for the discovery that the SHR rat strain is hyperactive.[2][5] Over the next decades, he then went on to demonstrate that this strain is a valid animal model for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).[6] Subsequently, Sagvolden also showed that the WKY/NCrl rat strain showed inattention, but no impulsivity or hyperactivity, and validated this strain as an animal model of inattentive ADHD.[1][7][8] Over the course of his career, Sagvolden worked not only with rats, but also with humans[9][10] and pigeons.[11]

Editorial activities

Sagvolden was the founding editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Behavioral and Brain Functions, from the time of its establishment in 2005 to his death in 2011.[1][12] In 1989 he co-edited, together with Trevor Archer, a book summarizing current research on ADHD,[13] followed in 1998 by a special issue on ADHD for Behavioural Brain Research.[1][14]

Community service

Sagvolden was a member at large of the executive committee of the European Brain and Behaviour Society from 1986-1989 and its secretary from 1990 to 1995.[2] Over the last two decades of his life, he was an active supporter of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) and in 1993 played a significant role in its founding.[1] He was subsequently member of SONA's International Advisory Committee[1] and an official internal adviser from 1999-2004.[2] In 2000, Sagvolden organized the first IBRO school in Africa at the University of the North (Pietersburg, South Africa).[15] In addition, Sagvolden was one of the "founding fathers" of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, where he represented Norway on the council from the foundation of the federation until his death.[16]

Outside of the scientific community, Sagvolden was also active in local politics. He was a member of the Lier municipal council for the Conservative Municipal Group from 2003 until his death, and served in the areas of health, culture, childhood, education.[17] In 2003, he was one of the top five candidates to run for mayor.[18]

Notable works

According to the Web of Science, Sagvolden published over 103 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. As of January 2014, these articles have been cited over 3400 times, resulting in an h-index of 30. His three most-cited publications (> 185 times) are:

  • Sagvolden, T.; Johansen, E. B.; Aase, H.; Russell, V. A. (2005). "A dynamic developmental theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) predominantly hyperactive/impulsive and combined subtypes". Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 28 (03): 397–419, discussion 419–68. doi:10.1017/S0140525X05000075. PMID 16209748.
  • Sagvolden, T. (2000). "Behavioral validation of the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) as an animal model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)". Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 24: 31–39. doi:10.1016/S0149-7634(99)00058-5. PMID 10654658.
  • Sagvolden, T.; Sergeant, J. A. (1998). "Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder - from brain dysfunctions to behaviour". Behavioural Brain Research. 94 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1016/S0166-4328(97)00164-2. PMID 9708834.

References
  1. Sergeant, J.; Aase, H.; Faraone, S. V.; Johansen, E.; Kalaria, R.; Meyer, A.; Russell, V.; Sadile, A.; Sonuga-Barke, E.; Tannock, R. (2011). "In Memoriam Terje Sagvolden". Behavioral and Brain Functions. 7 (1): 5. doi:10.1186/1744-9081-7-5. PMC 3070631. PMID 21414198.
  2. Oades, Bob (2011-01-14). "Obituary". European Brain and Behaviour Society. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  3. Wøien, Grete; Johansen, Espen Borgå; Aase, Heidi; Valen, Guro; Bjålie, Jan Gunnar (20 January 2011). "Terje Sagvoldens bortgang" (in Norwegian). University of Oslo. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  4. Sagvolden, T. (1979). Behavioral Changes in Rats with Septal Lesions: Effects of Water-Deprivation Level and Intensity of Electrical Shocks. Thesis. Oslo: University of Oslo.
  5. Knardahl, S; Sagvolden, T (1979). "Open-field behavior of spontaneously hypertensive rats". Behavioral and Neural Biology. 27 (2): 187–200. doi:10.1016/s0163-1047(79)91801-6. PMID 508216.
  6. Sagvolden, T. (2000). "Behavioral validation of the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) as an animal model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)". Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 24: 31–39. doi:10.1016/S0149-7634(99)00058-5. PMID 10654658.
  7. Sagvolden, T; Dasbanerjee, T; Zhang-James, Y; Middleton, FA; Faraone, SV (2008). "Behavioral and genetic evidence for a novel animal model of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly Inattentive Subtype". Behavioral and Brain Functions. 4: 56. doi:10.1186/1744-9081-4-56. PMC 2628673. PMID 19046438.
  8. Sagvolden, T.; Johansen, E. B.; Wøien, G.; Walaas, S. I.; Storm-Mathisen, J.; Bergersen, L. H.; Hvalby, Ø.; Jensen, V.; Aase, H.; Russell, V. A.; Killeen, P. R.; Dasbanerjee, T.; Middleton, F. A.; Faraone, S. V. (2009). "The spontaneously hypertensive rat model of ADHD – the importance of selecting the appropriate reference strain". Neuropharmacology. 57 (7–8): 619–626. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.08.004. PMC 2783904. PMID 19698722.
  9. Matthews BA, Shimoff E, Catania AC, Sagvolden T (May 1977). "Uninstructed human responding: sensitivity to ratio and interval contingencies". Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 27 (3): 453–67. doi:10.1901/jeab.1977.27-453. PMC 1333575. PMID 16812006.
  10. Meyer A, Sagvolden T (2006). "Fine motor skills in South African children with symptoms of ADHD: influence of subtype, gender, age, and hand dominance". Behavioral and Brain Functions. 2: 33. doi:10.1186/1744-9081-2-33. PMC 1626473. PMID 17029638. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  11. Catania AC, Sagvolden T (July 1980). "Preference for free choice over forced choice in pigeons". Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. 34 (1): 77–86. doi:10.1901/jeab.1980.34-77. PMC 1332946. PMID 16812181.
  12. Ingrid Spilde. "forskning.no > Norsk redaktør for internasjonalt tidsskrift". forskning.no. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  13. Archer, T.; Sagvolden, T., eds. (1989). Attention Deficit Disorder: Clinical and Basic Research. Hillsdale, N.J: L. Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0-8058-0098-0.
  14. Sagvolden, T.; Sergeant, J. A. (1998). "Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder - from brain dysfunctions to behaviour". Behavioural Brain Research. 94 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1016/S0166-4328(97)00164-2. PMID 9708834.
  15. Vivienne A. Russell. "Terje Sagvolden (1945-2011)". International Brain Research Organization. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  16. "Terje Sagvolden (1945-2011) in memoriam". Federation of European Neuroscience Societies. 2011-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  17. "Kommunestyrets nye medlemmer - Høyre". Høyre Muligheter for alle. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  18. "Lier Høyres liste til kommunevalget - Høyre". Høyre Muligheter for alle. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
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