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Linnea
Karlsson

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

Contact

+358 40 744 5052
Kiinamyllynkatu 10
20520
Turku

Links

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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Investigating the influence of maternal prenatal BMI and perinatal depressive symptoms on neonatal brain network dynamics (2026)

Pediatric Research
Mariani Wigley, Isabella L. C.; Lautarescu, Alexandra; Vartiainen, Elena; Pulli, Elmo P.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Merisaari, Harri; Bano, Wajiha; Luotonen, Silja; Jolly, Ashmeet; Suuronen, Ilkka; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Cabral, Joana; Kringelbach, Morten L.; Batalle, Dafnis; Edwards, A. David; Tuulari, Jetro J.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Does Parental Presence Influence Child Performance on an Emotional Go/No‐Go Task at Age 9.5? Exploring the Role of Puberty and Early Environmental Quality (2026)

Developmental Science
Nolvi, Saara; Perasto, Laura; Juntunen, Pauliina; Autere, Tuomo‐Artturi; Huovinen, Venla; Luotola, Aino; Audah, Hilyatushalihah Kholis; Karukivi, Max; Aatsinki, Anna‐Katariina; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Lukkarinen, Minna; Tottenham, Nim; Korja, Riikka
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Aperiodic parameters of the fMRI power spectrum associate with preterm birth and neonatal age (2026)

Communications Biology
Suuronen, Ilkka; Luotonen, Silja; Railo, Henry; Airola, Antti; Bano, Wajiha; Merisaari, Harri; Pulli, Elmo P.; Mariani Wigley, Isabella L. C.; Vartiainen, Elena; Hashempour, Niloofar; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Kringelbach, Morten L.; Batalle, Dafnis; Tuulari, Jetro J.
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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