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Linnea
Karlsson

Professor, Public Health
MD, PhD
FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study; Centre for Population Health Research

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+358 40 744 5052
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

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FinnBrain
ORCID

Areas of expertise

cohort studies
early life stress
prenatal stress
stress
depression
anxiety
child psychiatry
adolescent psychiatry
gut-brain axish

Teaching

Public health

Research

I did my PhD within the field of psychiatric epidemiology and adolescent depression. During by PhD studies I also was involved in clinical epidemiological studies on adolescent mood disorders. In 2010, we established a birth cohort, the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, with the main aim of investigating the how early life and prenatal stress shape brain developmental trajectories. I am currently (since July 2024) the PI pf the cohort.  My own research activity within the larger cohort is focused on the development of the gut-brain axis and child psychosocial development and the role of diverse prenatal adn early life exposures in these processes. My activity as a supervisor is also multidisciplinary as the PhD candidates represent, for example, variety of fields of medicine and psychology. I started in the tenure track position at the Centre for Population Health Research in Jan 2021 and continued as a professor of population health research, starting Octoberg 2023. 

Publications

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Prenatal Parental Psychosocial Determinants of Neonatal Brain Structure: A Latent Variable Approach in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort (2026)

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Kovacs, Boglarka Zsofia; Neumann, Alexander; Pulli, Elmo P.; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Hashempour, Niloofar; van Houtum, Lisanne A.E.M.; van Uum, Fin; Bijma, Hilmar H.; Merisaari, Harri; Scheinin, Noora M.; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Tuulari, Jetro J.; van Haren, Neeltje E.M.; Nolvi, Saara
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Neonatal amygdala and fear processing across early childhood (2026)

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hashempour, Niloofar; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Merisaari, Harri; Lewis, John D.; Nolvi, Saara; Häikiö, Tuomo; Scheinin, Noora M.; Korja, Riikka; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Kataja, Eeva-Leena
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Unpredictable maternal signals and developmental profiles of child executive function from infancy to early childhood (2026)

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Takio, Fiia; Peura, Pilvi; Yada, Akie; Karonen, Anniina; Juntunen, Pauliina; Holmberg, Eeva; Eskola, Eeva; Nordenswan, Elisabeth; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Kataja, Eeva-Leena; Tolvanen, Asko; Perasto, Laura; Mainela-Arnold, Elina; Davis, Elysia Poggi; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Nolvi, Saara; Korja, Riikka
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Infant subcortical brain volumes associated with maternal obesity and diabetes: a large multicohort human study (2026)

BMC Medicine
Alex, Ann M.; Rasmussen, Jerod M.; Tuulari, Jetro J.; Sigurdardottir, Julie Nihouarn; Buss, Claudia; Donald, Kirsten A.; Edwards, A. David; Entringer, Sonja; Gilmore, John H.; Groenewold, Nynke A.; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Lawrence, Katherine E.; Mattila, Inka; Stein, Dan J.; Styner, Martin; Thompson, Paul M.; Wadhwa, Pathik D.; Zar, Heather J.; Zhu, Xi; de los Campos, Gustavo; Knickmeyer, Rebecca C.; Luo, Shan; ENIGMA-ORIGINs working group
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Exposure to Maternal Pre‐ and Postnatal Psychological Distress: Associations With Brain Structure in 5‐Year‐Old Children (2026)

Human Brain Mapping
Pulli, Elmo P.; Audah, Hilyatushalihah K.; Svensk, Amira; Eskola, Eeva; Nordenswan, Elisabeth; Rosberg, Aylin; Alvajärvi, Silja; Juntunen, Pauliina; Wigley, Isabella L. C. Mariani; Kumpulainen, Venla; Silver, Eero; Copeland, Anni; Saukko, Ekaterina; Merisaari, Harri; Korja, Riikka; Kataja, Eeva‐Leena; Karlsson, Linnea
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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