Oulu Brain & Mind

For decades, significant research has been conducted in Oulu in the field of several rare neurological diseases.

About

Oulu Brain & Mind is local cooperation network for neurosciences and research, and a part of Neurocenter Finland.

Medical expertise in Northern Finland is concentrated at Oulu University Hospital and the University of Oulu, as well as their research organization (Oulu Medical Research Center, MRC).

In addition, the region’s strengths are multidisciplinary, with specific areas of expertise in neuroscience, diagnostics, and ICT, a strong health technology sector and research-supporting infrastructures such as biobanks, the underlying genome center, patient registries, population cohorts and cohorts.

Steering group

Mikael von und zu Fraunberg, Chair

Mika Martikainen, Vice Chair

Johanna Uusimaa

Reetta Hinttala

Niina Salokorpi

Teija Kekonen/Miia Turpeinen

Lauri Eklund

Vesa Kiviniemi

Mika Kaakinen

Johanna Krüger

Mirjami Mäntymaa

Harri Rusanen

Sami Räsänen (Psykiatria)

Juha Veijola (Psykiatria)

Juha Salmitaival/Henri Olkoniemi