Lars Bäckman
Stockholm University
The Swedish Chef is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, known for his eccentric culinary skills and communicating in mock Swedish gibberish. He was originally performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously, with Henson performing the head and voice and Oz performing the character with real hands. The Swedish Chef is currently performed by Bill Barretta with Peter Linz performing the character's hands. The character is best known for his ridiculous co
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The Swedish Chef is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, known for his eccentric culinary skills and communicating in mock Swedish gibberish. He was originally performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously, with Henson performing the head and voice and Oz performing the character with real hands. The Swedish Chef is currently performed by Bill Barretta with Peter Linz performing the character's hands. The character is best known for his ridiculous cooking methods and the phrase "Bork, bork, bork!".
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Stockholm University
Top Publications
- Mild cognitive impairment – beyond controversies, towards a consensus: report of the International Working Group on Mild Cognitive Impairment (2004) - 5,038 citations
- A 2 year multidomain intervention of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring versus control to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people (FINGER): a randomised controlled trial (2015) - 3,780 citations
- Memory aging and brain maintenance (2012) - 1,312 citations
- Transfer of Learning After Updating Training Mediated by the Striatum (2008) - 912 citations
- SIROLIMUS (RAPAMYCIN)-BASED THERAPY IN HUMAN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION (1999) - 886 citations
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- Lars Bäckman
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-4312-7357
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5051550363
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- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Cognitive Functions and Memory, Memory Processes and Influences, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, Aging and Gerontology Research
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- Memory aging and brain maintenance ↗2012 · Trends in Cognitive Sciences1,312OpenAlex citations
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- SIROLIMUS (RAPAMYCIN)-BASED THERAPY IN HUMAN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION ↗1999 · Transplantation886OpenAlex citations
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- Memory aging and brain maintenance ↗2012 · Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- SIROLIMUS (RAPAMYCIN)-BASED THERAPY IN HUMAN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION ↗1999 · Transplantation
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