Niloofar Hashempour

Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

nilhas@utu.fi

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

Areas of expertise

Neuroimaging, brain development, MRI, DTI, brain segmentation, prenatal stress and psychiatry.

Publications

1 of 3

Aperiodic parameters of the fMRI power spectrum associate with preterm birth and neonatal ageAssociations between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and mean diffusivity of the hippocampus and amygdala in infants2026
- 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 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Investigating the influence of maternal prenatal BMI and perinatal depressive symptoms on neonatal brain network dynamicsPre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associated with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds (2026)
- Pediatric ResearchEuropean Psychiatry
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 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2026)
- European Child and Adolescent PsychiatryCommunications Biology
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 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prenatal Parental Psychosocial Determinants of Neonatal Brain Structure: A Latent Variable Approach in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort (2026)
- Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and NeuroimagingBMC Medicine
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 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2025)
- International Journal of Obesity
Rosberg, Aylin; Merisaari, Harri; Lewis, John D.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Lukkarinen, Minna; Rasmussen, Jerod M.; Scheinin, Noora M.; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Tuulari, Jetro J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
(2025)
Vartiainen, Elena; Copeland, Anni; Pulli, Elmo P.; Kumpulainen, Venla; Silver, Eero; Rajasilta, Olli; Jolly, Ashmeet; Luotonen, Silja; Audah, Hilyatushalihah K.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Bano, Wajiha; Suuronen, Ilkka; Saukko, Ekaterina; Häkkinen, Suvi; Karlsson, Hasse; Karlsson, Linnea; Tuulari, Jetro J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The FinnBrain multimodal neonatal template and atlas collection (2025)
Tuulari Jetro J.; Rosberg Aylin; Pulli Elmo P.; Hashempour Niloofar; Ukharova Elena; Lidauer Kristian; Jolly Ashmeet; Luotonen Silja; Audah Hilyatushalihah K.; Vartiainen Elena; Bano Wajiha; Suuronen Ilkka; Mariani Wigley Isabella L. C.; Fonov Vladimir S.; Collins D. Louis; Merisaari Harri; Karlsson Linnea; Karlsson Hasse; Lewis John D.A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Associations between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and infant striatal mean diffusivity (2024)
Rosberg, Aylin; Merisaari, Harri; Lewis, John D.; Hashempour, Niloofar; Lukkarinen, Minna; Rasmussen, Jerod M.; Scheinin, Noora M.; Karlsson, Linnea; Karlsson, Hasse; Tuulari, Jetro J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Child brain development: exploring prenatal impacts and emotional perception through advanced neuroimaging – Findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort MRI Study (2024) Hashempour, Niloofar
(G5 Article dissertation )
Association of cumulative prenatal adversity with infant subcortical structure volumes and child problem behavior and its moderation by a coexpression polygenic risk score of the serotonin system (2023)
- Development and Psychopathology
Acosta Henriette, Kantojärvi Katri, Tuulari Jetro J, Lewis John D, Hashempour Niloofar, Scheinin Noora M, Lehtola Satu J, Nolvi Saara, Fonov Vladimir S, Collins D Louis, Evans Alan C, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saunavaara Jani, Merisaari Harri, Karlsson Linnea, Paunio Tiina, Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)