M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor. Principal Investigator of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab, Head of Neuroimaging, InterLearn Jetro Tuulari - UTU Research Portal

Jetro Tuulari
M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor. Principal Investigator of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab, Head of Neuroimaging, InterLearn

- Doctoral Researcher,
Department of Computing (Faculty of Technology)
- Docent,
Department of Clinical Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)

Turku Collegium for science and medicine

jjtuul@utu.fi

+358 29 450 2864

+358 40 828 3978

Kiinamyllynkatu 10

Turku

ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1797-8000

1_CV_UTU_TUULARI.pdf

Web page of me and our research group

FinnBrain Birth Cohort study

InterLearn Center of Excellence

Areas of expertise

Neuroscience, Brain development, Obesity, Pleasure in the brain, Eating, Exercise, Social touch, Neuroimaging, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, fMRI, dMRI), Positron emission tomography (PET). Connectomics, Whole brain modelling. Emerging expertise in population neuroscience.

Research community or research topic

We study how early life exposures, genes and environment shape the brain structure, brain function and how these relate to health and wellbeing.

Biography

After getting an M.D. degree in 2014, I defended my awarded PhD thesis on the brain changes
of morbid obesity and weight loss surgery in 2015 and received Adjunct professorship in Cognitive Neuroscience
in 2018. I am currently Principal Investigator of the FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab and the work is related to solving the mysteries of the developing brain.

Research

Teaching

I have had seminal role in the launch of Human Neuroscience Master's Programme at the Turku Brain and Mind Center, where my teaching activities will continue as the leading coordinator of courses on neuroimaging methods.

Publications

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Imaging affective and non-affective touch processing in two-year-old children (2022)
- NeuroImage
Maria Ambika, Hirvi Pauliina, Kotilahti Kalle, Heiskala J, Tuulari Jetro Juha, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Nissilä Ilkka
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Maternal sensitivity at the age of 8 months associates with local connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in children at 5 years of age (2022)
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
Copeland Anni, Korja Riikka, Nolvi Saara, Rajasilta Olli, Pulli Elmo P, Kumpulainen Venla, Silver Eero, Saukko Ekaterina, Hakanen Hetti, Holmberg Eeva, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Häkkinen Suvi, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prenatal and early-life environmental factors, family demographics and cortical brain anatomy in 5-year-olds: an MRI study from FinnBrain Birth Cohort (2022)
- Brain Imaging and Behavior
Silver Eero, Pulli Elmo P, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Kumpulainen Venla, Copeland Anni, Saukko Ekaterina, Saunavaara Jani, Merisaari Harri, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Parkkola Riitta, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sex-specific associations between maternal pregnancy-specific anxiety and newborn amygdalar volumes-preliminary findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study (2022)
- Stress
Lehtola Satu J., Tuulari Jetro J., Karlsson Linnea, Lewis John D., Fonov Vladimir S., Collins Louis, Parkkola Riitta, Saunavaara Jani, Hashempour Niloofar, Pelto Juho, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Scheinin Noora M., Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Stressin vaikutus aivoihin ja sairastuvuuteen eri ikäkausina (2022)
- Duodecim
Karlsson Hasse, Lukkarinen Minna, Korhonen Laura, Karlsson Linnea, Tuulari Jetro, Kataja Eeva-Leena
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Subcortical and hippocampal brain segmentation in 5-year-old children: Validation of FSL-FIRST and FreeSurfer against manual segmentation (2022)
- European Journal of Neuroscience
Lidauer Kristian, Pulli Elmo P., Copeland Anni, Silver Eero, Kumpulainen Venla, Hashempour Niloofar, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saukko Ekaterina, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Test-retest reliability of diffusion tensor imaging scalars in 5-year-olds (2022)
- Human Brain Mapping
Rosberg Aylin, Tuulari Jetro J, Kumpulainen Venla, Lukkarinen Minna, Pulli Elmo P, Silver Eero, Copeland Anni, Saukko Ekaterina, Saunavaara Jani, Lewis John D, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Merisaari Harri
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Associations Between Brain Gray Matter Volumes and Adipose Tissue Metabolism in Healthy Adults (2021)
- Obesity
Raiko Juho RH, Tuulari Jetro J, Saari Teemu, Parkkola Riita, Savisto Nina, Nuutila Pirjo, Virtanen Kirsi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A systematic review of MRI studies of language development from birth to 2 years of age (2021)
- Developmental Neurobiology
Silver Eero, Korja Riikka, Mainela-Arnold Elina, Pulli Elmo P, Saukko Ekaterina, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
A variation in the infant oxytocin receptor gene modulates infant hippocampal volumes in association with sex and prenatal maternal anxiety (2021)
- Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Acosta Henriette, Tuulari Jetro J, Kantojärvi Katri, Lewis John D, Hashempour Niloofar, Scheinin Noora M, Lehtola Satu J, Fonov Vladimir S, Collins Donald Louis, Evans Alan, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saunavaara Jani, Merisaari Harri, Karlsson Linnea, Paunio Tiina, Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Infant and Child MRI: A Review of Scanning Procedures (2021)
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
Copeland Anni, Silver Eero, Korja Riikka, Lehtola Satu J., Merisaari Harri, Saukko Ekaterina, Sinisalo Susanne, Saunavaara Jani, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Parkkola Riitta, Nolvi Saara, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI associates with neonate local and distal functional connectivity of the left superior frontal gyrus (2021)
- Scientific Reports
Rajasilta Olli, Häkkinen Suvi, Björnsdotter Malin, Scheinin Noora M., Lehtola Satu J., Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J.
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Neonatal Amygdala Volumes and the Development of Self-Regulation from Early Infancy to Toddlerhood (2021)
- Neuropsychology
Nolvi Saara, Tuulari Jetro J., Pelto Juho, Bridgett David J., Eskola Eeva, Lehtola Satu J., Hashempour Niloofar, Korja Riikka, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Scheinin Noora M., Fernandes Michelle, Karlsson Linnea, Lewis John D., Fonov Vladimir S., Collins D. Louis, Karlsson Hasse
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Prevalence and evolution of snoring and the associated factors in two-year-old children (2021)
- Sleep Medicine
Katila Maija, Saarenpää-Heikkilä Outi, Saha Marja-Terttu, Vuorela Nina, Huhtala Heini, Korhonen Laura S, Lukkarinen Minna, Tuulari Jetro J, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Paavonen E Juulia
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Association of Cumulative Paternal Early Life Stress With White Matter Maturation in Newborns (2020)
- JAMA Network Open
Hasse Karlsson, Harri Merisaari, Linnea Karlsson, Noora M. Scheinin, Riitta Parkkola, Jani Saunavaara, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Satu J. Lehtola, Maria Keskinen, Juho Pelto, John D. Lewis, Jetro J. Tuulari
(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)
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)