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Overview

Eero Vuoksimaa is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work covers several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Genetics, Clinical Psychology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics encompass a broad array of areas such as:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing

Among Vuoksimaa's recent published papers are:

  • Physical activity as a protective factor for dementia and Alzheimer's disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and quality assessment of cohort and case-control studies, 2022, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Association of anthropometry and weight change with risk of dementia and its major subtypes: A meta-analysis consisting 2.8 million adults with 57 294 cases of dementia, 2020, Obesity Reviews
  • Physical Activity and Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults, 2024, JAMA Network Open
  • Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age, 2021, Translational Psychiatry

Vuoksimaa has frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • PLoS ONE
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Neurobiology of Aging

Within their collaborative network, the scientist has worked extensively with multiple coauthors, including:

  • Jaakko Kaprio
  • Teemu Palviainen
  • Richard J. Rose
  • Dorret I. Boomsma
  • Claudia Schwarz

Best Publications

  • Whitepaper: Defining and investigating cognitive reserve, brain reserve, and brain maintenance

    Yaakov Stern;Eider M. Arenaza-Urquijo;David Bartrés-Faz;Sylvie Belleville

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • Physical activity as a protective factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and quality assessment of cohort and case–control studies

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  • Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder

    Marleen H.M. De Moor;Stéphanie M. Van Den Berg;Karin J.H. Verweij;Karin J.H. Verweij;Robert F. Krueger

  • Genetic topography of brain morphology

    Chi Hua Chen;Mark Fiecas;E. D. Gutiérrez;Matthew S. Panizzon

  • Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

    Peter K. Joshi;Tonu Esko;Hannele Mattsson;Niina Eklund

  • Origins of handedness: A nationwide study of 30 161 adults

    Eero Vuoksimaa;Markku Koskenvuo;Richard J. Rose;Richard J. Rose;Jaakko Kaprio;Jaakko Kaprio

  • Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Extraversion: Findings from the Genetics of Personality Consortium

    Stephanie M. van den Berg;Marleen H. M. de Moor;Karin J. H. Verweij;Karin J. H. Verweij;Robert F. Krueger

  • Influence of young adult cognitive ability and additional education on later-life cognition.

    William S. Kremen;William S. Kremen;Asad Beck;Asad Beck;Jeremy A. Elman;Daniel E. Gustavson

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness

    Gabriel Cuellar-Partida;Joyce Y. Tung;Nicholas Eriksson;Eva Albrecht

  • Harmonization of neuroticism and extraversion phenotypes across inventories and cohorts in the Genetics of Personality Consortium: An application of item response theory

    Stéphanie M. Van Den Berg;Marleen H.M. De Moor;Matt McGue;Matt McGue;Erik Pettersson

  • Having a Male Co-Twin Masculinizes Mental Rotation Performance in Females

    Eero Vuoksimaa;Jaakko Kaprio;Jaakko Kaprio;William S. Kremen;William S. Kremen;Laura Hokkanen

  • Physical Activity and Cognitive Decline Among Older Adults

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  • Genetic association study of childhood aggression across raters, instruments, and age

    Hill F. Ip;Camiel M. van der Laan;Eva M.L. Krapohl;Isabell Brikell

  • Childhood aggression and the co-occurrence of behavioural and emotional problems: results across ages 3–16 years from multiple raters in six cohorts in the EU-ACTION project

    Meike Bartels;Meike Bartels;Anne Hendriks;Matteo Mauri;Eva Krapohl

  • The Genetic Association Between Neocortical Volume and General Cognitive Ability Is Driven by Global Surface Area Rather Than Thickness

    Eero Vuoksimaa;Matthew S. Panizzon;Chi Hua Chen;Mark Fiecas

  • Genetic and environmental influences on general cognitive ability: Is g a valid latent construct?

    Matthew S. Panizzon;Eero Vuoksimaa;Kelly M. Spoon;Kristen C. Jacobson

  • Genome-wide Association Meta-analysis of Childhood and Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms

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  • Sex Differences After All Those Years? Heritability of Cognitive Abilities in Old Age

    Sanna Read;Nancy L Pedersen;Margaret Gatz;Stig Berg

  • Early identification and heritability of mild cognitive impairment

    William S Kremen;William S Kremen;Amy J Jak;Amy J Jak;Matthew S Panizzon;Kelly M Spoon;Kelly M Spoon

  • Association of Protein Phosphatase PPM1G With Alcohol Use Disorder and Brain Activity During Behavioral Control in a Genome-Wide Methylation Analysis

    Barbara Ruggeri;Charlotte Nymberg;Eero Vuoksimaa;Anbarasu Lourdusamy

  • Decreased prevalence of left-handedness among females with male co-twins: Evidence suggesting prenatal testosterone transfer in humans?

    Eero Vuoksimaa;C.J. Peter Eriksson;Lea Pulkkinen;Richard J. Rose;Richard J. Rose

  • Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations

    Peter K. Joshi;Tonu Esko;Hannele Mattsson;Niina Eklund

  • Harmonization of Neuroticism and Extraversion phenotypes across inventories and cohorts in the Genetics of Personality Consortium: an application of Item Response Theory

    Stephanie M. van den Berg;Marleen H. M. de Moor;Matt McGue;Erik Pettersson

Frequent Co-Authors

William S. Kremen
William S. Kremen University of California, San Diego
Richard J. Rose
Richard J. Rose Indiana University
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Meike Bartels
Meike Bartels Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Carol E. Franz
Carol E. Franz University of California, San Diego
Michael J. Lyons
Michael J. Lyons Boston University
Danielle M. Dick
Danielle M. Dick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Matthew S. Panizzon
Matthew S. Panizzon University of California, San Diego
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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