Jetro Tuulari
 M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor (Docent)

Turku Collegium for science and medicine

jjtuul@utu.fi




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

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 Associate professorship (Title of Docent) 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. I was the director of Turku Brain and Mind Center 2023 - 2025. As of May 2026 my research continues in the Auria Biobank, but I maintain close ties to UTU through FinnBrain and I take part as a senior consultant for InterLearn CoE, Right2Belong project, Turku Brain and Mind Center, and many other parties.



Research




Teaching

I am an enthusiastic techer and teaching development is close to my heard. I have taken part in multiple awarded pedagogical development projects relating to learning material development, student feedback, and peer-assisted learning. I have wide mentoring and tutoring expertise from undergraduate students to post doctoral fellows.

I have had seminal role in the launch of Human Neuroscience Master's Programme at the Turku Brain and Mind Center, and I served as the head of the programme 2023-2025. 



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  • An opportunity to increase collaborative science in fetal, infant, and toddler neuroimaging  (2022)  
    • Biological Psychiatry
     Vaughn Kelly A, Arichi Tomoki, Aydin Ezra, Camacho M. Catalina, Dapretto Mirella, Ford Aiden, Graham Alice, Gregg Collin, Hendrix Cassandra L, Howell Brittany, Korom Marta, Lajous Hélène, Licandro Roxane, Skak Madsen Kathrine, Manessis Angela Gigliotti, McDowell Malerie G, Miranda-Dominguez Oscar, Mooney Lindsey N, Moser Julia, Nolvi Saara, Payette Kelly, Pollatou Angeliki, Scheinost Dustin, Schwarzlose RebeccaF, Short Sarah J, Spann Marisa, Taha Hana, Tuulari Jetro J, van Haren NEM (Neeltje), Weber Clara Franziska, Zollei Lilla
    (    B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)


  • Auditory Mismatch Responses to Emotional Stimuli in 3-Year-Olds in Relation to Prenatal Maternal Depression Symptoms  (2022)  
    • Frontiers in Neuroscience
     Luotonen Silja, Railo Henry, Acosta Henriette, Huotilainen Minna, Lavonius Maria, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • Brain charts for the human lifespan  (2022)  
    • Nature
     Bethlehem RAI, Seidlitz J, White SR, Vogel JW, Anderson KM, Adamson C, Adler S, Alexopoulos GS, Anagnostou E, Areces-Gonzalez A, Astle DE, Auyeung B, Ayub M, Bae J, Ball G, Baron-Cohen S, Beare R, Bedford SA, Benegal V, Beyer F, Blangero J, Cabez MB, Boardman JP, Borzage M, Bosch-Bayard JF, Bourke N, Calhoun VD, Chakravarty MM, Chen C, Chertavian C, Chetelat G, Chong YS, Cole JH, Corvin A, Costantino M, Courchesne E, Crivello F, Cropley VL, Crosbie J, Crossley N, Delarue M, Delorme R, Desrivieres S, Devenyi GA, Di Biase MA, Dolan R, Donald KA, Donohoe G, Dunlop K, Edwards AD, Elison JT, Ellis CT, Elman JA, Eyler L, Fair DA, Feczko E, Fletcher PC, Fonagy P, Franz CE, Galan-Garcia L, Gholipour A, Giedd J, Gilmore JH, Glahn DC, Goodyer IM, Grant PE, Groenewold NA, Gunning FM, Gur RE, Gur RC, Hammill CF, Hansson O, Hedden T, Heinz A, Henson RN, Heuer K, Hoare J, Holla B, Holmes AJ, Holt R, Huang H, Im K, Ipser J, Jack CR, Jackowski AP, Jia T, Johnson KA, Jones PB, Jones DT, Kahn RS, Karlsson Hasse, Karlsson Linda, Kawashima R, Kelley EA, Kern S, Kim KW, Kitzbichler MG, Kremen WS, Lalonde F, Landeau B, Lee S, Lerch J, Lewis JD, Li J, Liao W, Liston C, Lombardo MV, Lv J, Lynch C, Mallard TT, Marcelis M, Markello RD, Mathias SR, Mazoyer B, McGuire P, Meaney MJ, Mechelli A, Medic N, Misic B, Morgan SE, Mothersill D, Nigg J, Ong MQW, Ortinau C, Ossenkoppele R, Ouyang M, Palaniyappan L, Paly L, Pan PM, Pantelis C, Park MM, Paus T, Pausova Z, Paz-Linares D, Binette AP, Pierce K, Qian X, Qiu J, Qiu A, Raznahan A, Rittman T, Rodrigue A, Rollins CK, Romero-Garcia R, Ronan L, Rosenberg MD, Rowitch DH, Salum GA, Satterthwaite TD, Schaare HL, Schachar RJ, Schultz AP, Schumann G, Scholl M, Sharp D, Shinohara RT, Skoog I, Smyser CD, Sperling RA, Stein DJ, Stolicyn A, Suckling J, Sullivan G, Taki Y, Thyreau B, Toro R, Traut N, Tsvetanov KA, Turk-Browne NB, Tuulari Jetro J, Tzourio C, Vachon-Presseau E, Valdes-Sosa MJ, Valdes-Sosa PA, Valk SL, van Amelsvoort T, Vandekar SN, Vasung L, Victoria LW, Villeneuve S, Villringer A, Vertes PE, Wagstyl K, Wang YS, Warfield SK, Warrier V, Westman E, Westwater ML, Whalley HC, Witte AV, Yang N, Yeo B, Yun H, Zalesky A, Zar HJ, Zettergren A, Zhou JH, Ziauddeen H, Zugman A, Zuo XN, Bullmore ET, Alexander-Bloch AF
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • Feasibility of FreeSurfer Processing for T1-Weighted Brain Images of 5-Year-Olds: Semiautomated Protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab  (2022)  
    • Frontiers in Neuroscience
     Pulli Elmo P, Silver Eero, Kumpulainen Venla, Copeland Anni, Merisaari Harri, Saunavaara Jani, Parkkola Riitta, Lähdesmäki Tuire, Saukko Ekaterina, Nolvi Saara, Kataja Eeva-Leena, Korja Riikka, Karlsson Linnea, Karlsson Hasse, Tuulari Jetro J
    (    A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)


  • 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)



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