PhD (Hons), System Neuroscience and Neuroendocrinology Lihua Sun - UTU Research Portal

Lihua Sun
PhD (Hons), System Neuroscience and Neuroendocrinology

- Collegium Researcher,
Turku PET Centre (Independent units)
- Docent,
Department of Clinical Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)

lihua.sun@utu.fi

: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9931-9497

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Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroimaging, Neuroendocrinology, Neurotransmission, Brain Metabolism

PhD (Hons) in Behavioral Neurology, 2016
Postdoctoral Researcher, TCSMT, 2018
Associate Professor, Fudan University, 2022
Adjunct Professor, Turku PET Centre, 2023
Collegium Researcher, TCSMT, 2025

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Brain Basis of Psychopathy in Criminal Offenders and General Population (2021)
- Cerebral Cortex
Nummenmaa Lauri, Lukkarinen Lasse, Sun Lihua, Putkinen Vesa, Seppälä Kerttu, Karjalainen Tomi, Karlsson Henry K., Hudson Matthew, Venetjoki Niina, Salomaa Marja, Rautio Päivi, Hirvonen Jussi, Lauerma Hannu, Tiihonen Jari
Decoding Music-Evoked Emotions in the Auditory and Motor Cortex (2021)
- Cerebral Cortex
Putkinen V, Nazari-Farsani S, Seppälä K, Karjalainen T, Sun L, Karlsson HK, Hudson M, Heikkilä TT, Hirvonen J, Nummenmaa L
Emotional Modulation of Frontal Alpha Asymmetry - a Novel Biomarker of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (2021)
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Kuusinen Venla, Peräkylä Jari, Sun Lihua, Ogawa Keith H., Hartikainen Kaisa M.
Seasonal variation in the brain μ-opioid receptor availability (2021)
- Journal of Neuroscience
Sun Lihua, Tang Jing, Liljenbäck Heidi, Honkaniemi Aake, Virta Jenni, Isojärvi Janne, Karjalainen Tomi, Kantonen Tatu, Nuutila Pirjo, Hietala Jarmo, Kaasinen Valtteri, Kalliokoski Kari, Hirvonen Jussi, Scheinin Harry, Helin Semi, Eerola Kim, Savontaus Eriika, Yatkin Emrah, Rinne Juha O, Roivainen Anne, Nummenmaa Lauri
Secretin activates brown fat and induces satiation (2021)
- Nature Metabolism
Laurila Sanna, Sun Lihua, Lahesmaa Minna, Schnabl Katharina, Laitinen Kirsi, Klén Riku, Li Yongguo, Balaz Miroslav, Wolfrum Christian, Steiger Katja, Niemi Tarja, Taittonen Markku, U-Din Mueez, Välikangas Tommi, Elo Laura L, Eskola Olli, Kirjavainen Anna K, Nummenmaa Lauri, Virtanen Kirsi A, Klingenspor Martin, Nuutila Pirjo
Dissociable neural systems for unconditioned acute and sustained fear (2020)
- NeuroImage
Hudson M, Seppälä K, Putkinen V, Sun LH, Glerean E, Karjalainen T, Karlsson HK, Hirvonen J, Nummenmaa L
Frontal Alpha Asymmetry, a Potential Biomarker for the Effect of Neuromodulation on Brain's Affective Circuitry-Preliminary Evidence from a Deep Brain Stimulation Study (2017)
- Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Lihua Sun, Jari Peräkylä, Kaisa M. Hartikainen