MD, PhD Linnea Karlsson - UTU Research Portal

Linnea Karlsson
MD, PhD

- Professor,
Public Health (Department of Clinical Medicine)

linnea.karlsson@utu.fi

+358 40 744 5052

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

Office: A505

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4725-0176

FinnBrain

Areas of expertise

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

Research community or research topic

FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study; Centre for Population Health Research

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.

Teaching

Public health

Publications

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Latent Structure of Executive Functioning/Learning Tasks in the CogState Computerized Battery (2020)
- Sage open
Elisabeth Nordenswan, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Kirby Deater-Deckard, Riikka Korja, Mira Karrasch, Matti Laine, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Maternal Anxiety Symptoms and Self-Regulation Capacity Are Associated With the Unpredictability of Maternal Sensory Signals in Caregiving Behavior (2020)
- Frontiers in Psychology
Holmberg Eeva, Teppola Taija, Pajulo Marjukka, Davis Elysia Poggi, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Sinervä Eija, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Korja Riikka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Maternal Depressive Symptoms During the Pre‐ and Postnatal Periods and Infant Attention to Emotional Faces (2020)
- Child Development
Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Linnea, Leppänen Jukka M., Pelto Juho, Häikiö Tuomo, Nolvi Saara, Pesonen Henri, Parsons Christine E., Hyönä Jukka, Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Maternal prenatal psychological distress and hair cortisol levels associate with infant fecal microbiota composition at 2.5 months of age (2020)
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
Aatsinki A, Keskitalo A, Laitinen V, Munukka E, Uusitupa H, Lahti L, Kortesluoma S, Mustonen P, Rodrigues AJ, Coimbra B, Huovinen P, Karlsson H, Karlsson L
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Maternal sleep quality during pregnancy is associated with neonatal auditory ERPs (2020)
- Scientific Reports
Maria Lavonius, Henry Railo, Linnea Karlsson, Valtteri Wikström, Jetro J. Tuulari, Noora M. Scheinin, E. Juulia Paavonen, Päivi Polo-Kantola, Hasse Karlsson, Minna Huotilainen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Newborn amygdalar volumes are associated with maternal prenatal psychological distress in a sex-dependent way (2020)
- NeuroImage: Clinical
Satu J Lehtola, Jetro J Tuulari, Noora M Scheinin, Linnea Karlsson, Riitta Parkkola, Harri Merisaari, John D Lewis, Vladimir S Fonov, D.Louis Collins, Alan Evans, Jani Saunavaara, Niloofar Hashempour, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Henriette Acosta, Hasse Karlsson
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Newborn left amygdala volume associates with attention disengagement from fearful faces at eight months (2020)
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Tuulari Jetro J., Kataja Eeva-Leena, Leppänen Jukka M., Lewis John D., Nolvi Saara, Häikiö Tuomo, Lehtola Satu J., Hashempour Niloofar, Saunavaara Jani, Scheinin Noora M., Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Newborn white matter microstructure moderates the association between maternal postpartum depressive symptoms and infant negative reactivity (2020)
- Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Saara Nolvi, Jetro J Tuulari, Tuomas Lavonius, Noora M Scheinin, Satu J Lehtola, Maria Lavonius, Harri Merisaari, Jani Saunavaara, Riikka Korja, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Juho Pelto, Riitta Parkkola, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Normal sleep development in infants: findings from two large birth cohorts (2020)
- Sleep Medicine
Paavonen EJ, Saarenpää-Heikkilä O, Morales-Munoz I, Virta M, Häkälä N, Pölkki P, Kylliäinen A, Karlsson H, Paunio T, Karlsson L
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Outcome of depressive mood disorder among adolescent outpatients in an eight-year follow-up (2020)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Kiviruusu O, Strandholm T, Karlsson L, Marttunen M
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Parental divorce in childhood does not independently predict maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy (2020)
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Elviira Porthan, Matti Lindberg, Eeva Ekholm, Noora M. Scheinin, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Juho Härkönen
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Partial Support for an Interaction Between a Polygenic Risk Score for Major Depressive Disorder and Prenatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms on Infant Right Amygdalar Volumes (2020)
- Cerebral Cortex
Acosta H, Kantojärvi K, Hashempour N, Pelto J, Scheinin NM, Lehtola SJ, Lewis JD, Fonov VS, Collins DL, Evans A, Parkkola R, Lähdesmäki T, Saunavaara J, Karlsson L, Merisaari H, Karlsson H, Paunio T, Tuulari JJ
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prenatal maternal depressive symptoms are associated with smaller amygdalar volumes of four-year-old children (2020)
- Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Acosta H, Tuulari JJ, Scheinin NM, Hashempour N, Rajasilta O, Lavonius TI, Pelto J, Saunavaara V, Parkkola R, Lahdesmaki T, Karlsson L, Karlsson H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Incidental Findings in Brain MRIs of Healthy Neonates — The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2020)
- Frontiers in Neurology
Venla Kumpulainen, Satu J. Lehtola, Jetro J. Tuulari, Eero Silver, Anni Copeland, Riikka Korja, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson, Harri Merisaari, Riitta Parkkola, Jani Saunavaara, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Noora M. Scheinin
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Relationship between maternal pregnancy-related anxiety and infant brain responses to emotional speech – a pilot study (2020)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
Ambika Maria, Ilkka Nissilä, Shashank Shekhar, Kalle Kotilahti, Jetro J. Tuulari, Pauliina Hirvi, Minna Huotilainen, Juha Heiskala, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Resting-state networks of the neonate brain identified using independent component analysis (2020)
- Developmental Neurobiology
Rajasilta O, Tuulari JJ, Björnsdotter M, Scheinin NM, Lehtola SJ, Saunavaara J, Häkkinen S, Merisaari H, Parkkola R, Lähdesmäki T, Karlsson L, Karlsson H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sex-specific association between infant caudate volumes and a polygenic risk score for major depressive disorder (2020)
- Journal of Neuroscience Research
Acosta H, Kantojarvi K, Tuulari JJ, Lewis JD, Hashempour N, Scheinin NM, Lehtola SJ, Fonov VS, Collins DL, Evans A, Parkkola R, Lahdesmaki T, Saunavaara J, Merisaari H, Karlsson L, Paunio T, Karlsson H, Karlsson H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Temperament is associated with the use of communicative gestures in infancy (2020)
- Infant and Child Development
Ollas D, Rautakoski P, Nolvi S, Karlsson H, Karlsson L.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The association of maternal-fetal attachment with smoking and smoking cessation during pregnancy in The FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2020)
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Jussila H, Pelto J, Korja R, Ekholm E, Pajulo M, Karlsson L, Karlsson H
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The factorial structure of the Hong Psychological Reactance Scale in two Finnish samples (2020)
- Nordic Psychology
Waris Otto, Karlsson Linda C., Antfolk Jan, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Soveri Anna
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)