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Venla Kumpulainen

University of TurkuORCID 0000-0003-3375-5445Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 10 Approach:statistical model· 10 Assay:imaging· 8 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Research Focus:dimensionality reduction· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1

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Effortful control and cortical brain structure in 5-year-old children: findings from the FinnBrain birth cohort study

Meri Frantti, Jetro J. Tuulari, Saara Nolvi, Elisabeth Nordenswan, Anni Copeland, Venla Kumpulainen, Eero A. Silver, Harri Merisaari, Ekaterina Saukko, Eeva‐Leena Kataja, Riikka Korja, Linnéa Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Elmo P. Pulli

This study examines the relationship between effortful control and cortical brain structure in 5-year-olds using the FinnBrain cohort, finding specific brain regions associated with EC subscales.

European Journal of Neuroscience · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Cortical gray matter density at age five associated with preceding early longitudinal language profiles: A Voxel-based morphometry analysis of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study

Essi Saloranta, Jetro J. Tuulari, Elmo P. Pulli, Hilyatushalihah Kholis Audah, Aaron Barron, Ashmeet Jolly, Aylin Rosberg, Isabella L. C. Mariani Wigley, Kiia Kurila, Akie Yada, Aura Yli-Savola, Satu Savo, Eeva Eskola, Michelle Fernandes, Riikka Korja, , Elina Mainela‐Arnold

The paper links early language development trajectories to gray matter density in the right superior frontal gyrus at age five using longitudinal data from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Exposure to Maternal Pre- and Postnatal Psychological Distress: Associations with Brain Structure in 5-year-old Children

Elmo P. Pulli, Hilyatushalihah Kholis Audah, Amira Svensk, Aylin Rosberg, Silja Luotonen, Pauliina Juntunen, Isabella Lucia Chiara Mariani Wigley, Venla Kumpulainen, Eero A. Silver, Anni Copeland, Ekaterina Saukko, Harri Merisaari, Eeva‐Leena Kataja, Linnéa Karlsson

This study examines how maternal psychological distress before and after birth relates to brain structure in 5-year-olds, finding both positive and negative associations with gray matter volumes in different brain regions.

bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Structural Brain Correlates of Speech Disfluency in Early Childhood: A Dimensional Analysis in a Non-Clinical Cohort

Ashmeet Jolly, Aura Yli-Savola, Elmo P. Pulli, Essi Saloranta, Henry Railo, Harri Merisaari, Ekaterina Saukko, Eero A. Silver, Venla Kumpulainen, Anni Copeland, Hasse Karlsson, Linnéa Karlsson, Niina Junttila, Elina Mainela‐Arnold, Jetro J. Tuulari

This study examines the structural brain correlates of speech disfluency in 5-year-olds, finding associations between grey matter volume and disfluency without significant sex differences.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Pre- and postnatal maternal depressive symptoms associate with local connectivity of the left amygdala in 5-year-olds

Elena Vartiainen, Anni Copeland, Elmo P. Pulli, Venla Kumpulainen, Eero A. Silver, Olli Rajasilta, Ashmeet Jolly, Silja Luotonen, Hilyatushalihah Kholis Audah, Niloofar Hashempour, Wajiha Bano, Ilkka Suuronen, Ekaterina Saukko, Suvi Häkkinen, Hasse Karlsson, , Jetro J. Tuulari

The paper examines the association between maternal depressive symptoms and left amygdala connectivity in 5-year-olds, finding a positive link with local ReHo values.

European Psychiatry · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Attentional bias toward fearful faces is associated with maternal postnatal distress and alterations in white matter microstructure in 5-year-old females

Venla Kumpulainen, Eeva‐Leena Kataja, Elmo P. Pulli, Anni Copeland, Eero A. Silver, Tuomo Häikiö, Ekaterina Saukko, Riikka Korja, Linnéa Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro J. Tuulari

The paper investigates the link between attentional bias toward fearful faces, maternal postnatal distress, and white matter microstructure in 5-year-old females using DTI and eye-tracking data.

bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience

Structural brain correlates of non-verbal cognitive ability in 5-year-old children: findings from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort study

Elmo P. Pulli, Saara Nolvi, Eeva Eskola, Elisabeth Nordenswan, Eeva Holmberg, Anni Copeland, Venla Kumpulainen, Eero A. Silver, Harri Merisaari, Jani P. Saunavaara, Riitta K Parkkola, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Ekaterina Saukko, Eeva‐Leena Kataja, Riikka Korja, , Jetro J. Tuulari

Human Brain Mapping · Aug 22, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Sex differences, asymmetry and age-related white matter development in infants and 5-year-olds as assessed with Tract-Based Spatial Statistics

Venla Kumpulainen, Harri Merisaari, Eero A. Silver, Anni Copeland, Elmo P. Pulli, John D. Lewis, Ekaterina Saukko, Satu J. Shulist, Jani P. Saunavaara, Riitta K Parkkola, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Linnéa Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro J. Tuulari

The paper uses tract-based spatial statistics to examine sex differences, lateralization, and age-related white matter development in infants and 5-year-olds using diffusion tensor imaging.

Human Brain Mapping · Mar 22, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Feasibility of FreeSurfer processing for T1-weighted brain images of 5-year-olds: semiautomated protocol of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab

Elmo P. Pulli, Eero A. Silver, Venla Kumpulainen, Anni Copeland, Harri Merisaari, Jani P. Saunavaara, Riitta K Parkkola, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Ekaterina Saukko, Saara Nolvi, Eeva‐Leena Kataja, Riikka Korja, Linnéa Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro J. Tuulari

This paper evaluates the feasibility of using FreeSurfer for processing T1-weighted brain images of 5-year-olds, showing minor effects of manual edits and recommending quality assessment for reliable segmentation.

Frontiers in Neuroscience · May 2, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Subcortical brain segmentation in 5-year-old children: validation of FSL-FIRST and FreeSurfer against manual segmentation

Kristian Lidauer, Elmo P. Pulli, Anni Copeland, Eero A. Silver, Venla Kumpulainen, Niloofar Hashempour, Harri Merisaari, Jani P. Saunavaara, Riitta K Parkkola, Tuire Lähdesmäki, Ekaterina Saukko, Saara Nolvi, Eeva‐Leena Kataja, Linnéa Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro J. Tuulari

This study compares FSL-FIRST and FreeSurfer automated subcortical segmentation tools against manual segmentation in 5-year-olds, finding FSL-FIRST more accurate for most structures but with overestimation issues for small ones.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience