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Estonia
2026

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65
Citations
11987
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  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Estonia Leader Award

Overview

Jaanus Harro is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience, medicine, and psychology. Their work spans a broad range of topics, with significant attention to molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.

The researcher's scholarly output includes studies on neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, stress responses and cortisol regulation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, obesity with physical activity and diet, neural and behavioral psychology studies, as well as investigations involving tryptophan and brain disorders.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe - harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • ADHD co-morbidities: A review of implication of gene × environment effects with dopamine-related genes, 2022, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Changes in national rates of psychiatric beds and incarceration in Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia from 1990-2019: A retrospective database analysis, 2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Expression and impact of Lsamp neural adhesion molecule in the serotonergic neurotransmission system, 2020, Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
  • Neuropeptide Y gene variants in obesity, dietary intake, blood pressure, lipid and glucose metabolism: A longitudinal birth cohort study, 2021, Peptides

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jaanus Harro include:

  • Margus Kanarik
  • Toomas Veidebaum
  • Ruth Shimmo
  • Karita Laugus
  • Evelyn Kiive

Common venues for publication include:

  • Acta Neuropsychiatrica
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • Neuroscience Letters

The breadth of Jaanus Harro's research reflects a multidisciplinary approach centered on understanding complex neurobiological and psychological mechanisms. Their work on ADHD and related comorbidities emphasizes genetic and environmental interaction effects, while studies on physical activity and obesity address public health and longitudinal cohort data. Contributions to psychiatry and mental health incorporate epidemiological analyses relevant to institutional settings in Central and Eastern Europe.

Overall, the research profile illustrates engagement with both fundamental neuroscience topics and applied clinical questions, often integrating molecular biology techniques with behavioral and epidemiological methodologies.

Best Publications

  • The neurocircuitry and receptor subtypes mediating anxiolytic-like effects of neuropeptide Y.

    Ants Kask;Jaanus Harro;Stephan von Hörsten;John P. Redrobe

  • Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe - harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents

    Jostein Steene-Johannessen;Bjørge Hermann Hansen;Knut Eirik Dalene;Elin Kolle

  • Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood: a cohort study.

    Francisco B. Ortega;Francisco B. Ortega;Kenn Konstabel;Kenn Konstabel;Elena Pasquali;Jonatan R. Ruiz;Jonatan R. Ruiz

  • Future of Neuropeptides in Biological Psychiatry and Emotional Psychopharmacology: Goals and Strategies

    Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Jaak Panksepp;Jaanus Harro

  • CCK in animal and human research on anxiety.

    Jaanus Harro;Eero Vasar;Jacques Bradwejn

  • Bacterial ClpB heat-shock protein, an antigen-mimetic of the anorexigenic peptide α-MSH, at the origin of eating disorders

    N Tennoune;N Tennoune;P Chan;J Breton;J Breton;R. Legrand;R. Legrand

  • Depression as a spreading adjustment disorder of monoaminergic neurons: a case for primary implication of the locus coeruleus.

    Jaanus Harro;Lars Oreland

  • Common psychiatric and metabolic comorbidity of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A population-based cross-sectional study.

    Qi Chen;Catharina A. Hartman;Jan Haavik;Jan Haavik;Jaanus Harro

  • Autoantibodies against neuropeptides are associated with psychological traits in eating disorders.

    Sergueï O. Fetissov;Jaanus Harro;Maiken Jaanisk;Anu Järv

  • Increased Vulnerability to Depressive-Like Behavior of Mice With Decreased Expression of VGLUT1

    Alvaro L. Garcia-Garcia;Natalia Elizalde;Denis Matrov;Jaanus Harro

  • Evidence for involvement of neuropeptide Y receptors in the regulation of food intake: studies with Y1-selective antagonist BIBP3226.

    Ants Kask;Lembit Rägo;Jaanus Harro

  • Chronic variable stress and partial 5-HT denervation by parachloroamphetamine treatment in the rat: effects on behavior and monoamine neurochemistry.

    Jaanus Harro;Margus Tõnissaar;Marika Eller;Ants Kask

  • Platelet MAO activity and the 5-HTT gene promoter polymorphism are associated with impulsivity and cognitive style in visual information processing

    Marika Paaver;Niklas Nordquist;Jüri Parik;Maarike Harro

  • Rats with persistently low or high exploratory activity: behaviour in tests of anxiety and depression, and extracellular levels of dopamine.

    Tanel Mällo;Aet Alttoa;Kadri Kõiv;Margus Tõnissaar

  • Rats with anxious or non-anxious type of exploratory behaviour differ in their brain CCK-8 and benzodiazepine receptor characteristics.

    J. Harro;R.-A. Kiivet;A. Lang;E. Vasar

  • Elevated plasma concentrations of bacterial ClpB protein in patients with eating disorders.

    Jonathan Breton;Jonathan Breton;Romain Legrand;Romain Legrand;Kirsti Akkermann;Anu Järv

  • Chronic mild unpredictable stress after noradrenergic denervation: attenuation of behavioural and biochemical effects of DSP-4 treatment

    Jaanus Harro;Jaanus Harro;Riina Häidkind;Maarike Harro;Maarike Harro;Ali-Reza Modiri

  • Platelet monoamine oxidase in healthy 9- and 15-years old children: the effect of gender, smoking and puberty.

    Maarike Harro;Diva Eensoo;Evelyn Kiive;Liis Merenäkk

  • Anxiolytic-like effect of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and NPY13-36 microinjected into vicinity of locus coeruleus in rats.

    Ants Kask;Lembit Rägo;Jaanus Harro

  • Improvements in fitness reduce the risk of becoming overweight across puberty

    Francisco B Ortega;Idoia Labayen;Jonatan R Ruiz;Elvira Kurvinen

  • European neuropsychopharmacology: The journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

    J. F. W. Deakin;D. Nutt;W. Rutz;Z. Rihmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jüri Allik
Jüri Allik University of Tartu
Sulev Kõks
Sulev Kõks Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
Jacques Bradwejn
Jacques Bradwejn University of Ottawa
Jaak Panksepp
Jaak Panksepp Washington State University
Barbara Franke
Barbara Franke Radboud University
Katharina Domschke
Katharina Domschke University of Freiburg
Kent W. Nilsson
Kent W. Nilsson Uppsala University
Howard Steiger
Howard Steiger Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Gyorgy Bagdy
Gyorgy Bagdy Semmelweis University

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