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Updated by 06.04.2025; IF =impact factor, available at year of publication<\/h6>\n
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  1. Lihua Sun<\/strong> (2025), The endogenous opioid neurotransmission and seasonal affective disorders<\/a>, Book chapter of “Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders”, Springer<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Anne M. Landau, Jing Tang, Anne Roivainen (2025). Dark seasons enhance brain and brown adipose tissue interactions related to mu-opioid receptor signaling, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. \/\/ IF = 8.6<\/li>\n
  3. Lili J\u00e4rvinen, Severi Santavirta, Vesa Putkinen, Henry K Karlsson, Kerttu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Matthew Hudson, Jussi Hirvonen, Pirjo Nuutila, Lauri Nummenmaa (2025). Reward responses to vicarious feeding depend on BMI. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. \/\/ IF = 3.5<\/li>\n
  4. Kyoungjune Pak, Jouni Tuisku, Henry Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Eleni Rebelos, Laura Pekkarinen, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Aino Latva-Rasku, Semi Helin, Johan Rajander, Max Karukivi, Pirjo Nuutila, Lauri Nummenmaa. Anorexia nervosa is associated with higher brain mu-opioid receptor availability (2025). Molecular Psychiatry<\/em> \/\/ IF = 9.6.<\/li>\n
  5. Lasse Lukkarinen, Jouni Tuisku, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Semi Helin, Henry K Karlsson, Niina Venetjoki, Marja Salomaa, P\u00e4ivi Rautio, Jussi Hirvonen, Hannu Lauerma, Jari Tiihonen, Lauri Nummenmaa (2024), Aberrant type 2 dopamine receptor availability in violent offenders with psychopathy, NeuroImage <\/em>\/\/ IF = 4.7<\/li>\n
  6. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Tuulia Mal\u00e9n, Jouni Tuisku, Valtteri Kaasinen, Jarmo A Hietala, Juha Rinne, Pirjo Nuutila, Lauri Nummenmaa (2024). Seasonal variation in D2\/3 dopamine receptor availability in the human brain, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 9.1<\/li>\n
  7. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Pirjo Nuutila (2023). Hormone induced body-brain interaction and the impact on cognition<\/a>. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 9.1<\/li>\n
  8. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Sanna Laurila, Minna Lahesmaa, Eleni Rebelos, Kirsi A Virtanen, Katharina Schnabl, Martin Klingenspor, Lauri Nummenmaa, Pirjo Nuutila (2023). Secretin modulates appetite via brown adipose tissue \u2013 brain axis. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 9.1<\/li>\n
  9. Lauri Nummenmaa, Tuulia Malen, Sanaz Nazari-Farsani, Kerttu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Henry K Karlsson, Matthew Hudson, Jussi Hirvonen, Mikko Sams, Sophia K Scott, Vesa Putkinen (2023). Decoding brain basis of laughter and crying in natural scenes. NeuroImage<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 5.7<\/li>\n
  10. Vesa Putkinen, Sanaz Nazari-Farsani, Tomi Karjalainen, Severi Santavirta, Matthew Hudson, Kerttu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Herry K. Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Lauri Nummenmaa (2023). Pattern recognition reveals sex-dependent neural substrates of sexual perception. Human Brain Mapping<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 4.8<\/li>\n
  11. Matthew Hudson, Severi Santavirta, Vesa Juhani Putkinen, Kerttu Seppala, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Tomi Karjalainen, Henry Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Lauri Nummenmaa (2023). Neural responses to biological motion distinguish autistic and schizotypal traits in the general population. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 4.2<\/li>\n
  12. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Lasse Lukkarinen, Vesa Putkinen, Henry K Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Jari Tiihonen, Hannu Lauerma, Sophie Scott, Lauri Nummenmaa (2023). Mu-opioid receptor system modulates responses to vocal bonding and distress signals in humans. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences<\/em>, 377<\/em>(1863). \/\/ IF = 6.3<\/li>\n
  13. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Lasse Lukkarinen, Tuomo Noppari, Sanaz Nazari-Farsani, Vesa Putkinen, Kerttu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Matthew Hudson, Pekka Tani, Nina Lindberg, Henry K Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Marja Salomaa, Niina Venetjoki, Hannu Lauerma, Jari Tiihonen, Lauri Nummenmaa (2022). Aberrant motor contagion of emotions in psychopathy and high-functioning autism. Cerebral Cortex<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 4.86<\/li>\n
  14. Severi Santavirta, Tomi Karjalainen, Sanaz Nazari-Farsani, Matthew Hudson, Vesa Putkinen, Kerttu Seppala, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Enrico Glerean, Jussi Hirvonen, Henry K Karlsson, Lauri Nummenmaa (2023). Functional organization of social perception in the human brain. NeuroImage<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 5.7<\/li>\n
  15. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Richard Aarnio, Erika Atencio Herre, Salli K\u00e4rn\u00e4, Senthil Palani, Helena Virtanen, Heidi Liljenb\u00e4ck, Jenni Virta, Aake Honkaniemi, Vesa Oikonen, Chunlei Han, Sanna Laurila, Marco Bucci, Semi Helin, Emrah Yatkin, Lauri Nummenmaa, Pirjo Nuutila, Jing Tang, Anne Roivainen (2022). [11C]carfentanil PET imaging for studying the peripheral opioid system in vivo: effect of photoperiod on mu-opioid receptor availability in brown adipose tissue. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 10.057<\/li>\n
  16. Tuomo Noppari, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Lasse Lukkarinen, Vesa Putkinen, Pekka Tani, Nina Lindberg, Emma Saure, Hannu Lauerma, Jari Tiihonen, Niina Venetjoki, Marja Salomaa, P\u00e4ivi Rautio, Jussi Hirvonen, Juha Salmi, Lauri Nummenmaa (2022). Brain structural alterations in autism and criminal psychopathy. NeuroImage: Clinical<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 4.881<\/li>\n
  17. Sanna Laurila, Eleni Rebelos, Minna Lahesmaa, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Katharina Schnabl, Tia-Mari Peltomaa, Riku Kl\u00e9n, Mueez U-Din, Miikka-Juhani Honka, Olli Eskola, Anna K Kirjavainen, Lauri Nummenmaa, Martin Klingenspor, Kirsi A Virtanen, Pirjo Nuutila (2022). Novel Effects of the Gastrointestinal Hormone Secretin on Cardiac Metabolism and Renal Function. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/em>. 322:54-62. \/\/ IF = 4.746<\/li>\n
  18. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Jing Tang, Heidi Liljenb\u00e4ck, Aake Honkaniemi, Jenni Virta, Janne Isoj\u00e4rvi, Tomi Karjalainen, Tatu Kantonen, Pirjo Nuutila, Jarmo Hietala, Valtteri Kaasinen, Kari Kalliokoski, Jussi Hirvonen, Harry Scheinin, Semi Helin, Kim Eerola, Eriika Savontaus, Emrah Yatkin, Juha O Rinne, Anne Roivainen, Lauri Nummenmaa (2021). Journal of Neuroscience<\/em>, 41(6), 1265\u20131273. \/\/ IF = 6.709<\/li>\n
  19. Sanna Laurila, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Minna Lahesmaa, Katharina Schnabl, Kirsi Laitinen, Riku Kl\u00e9n, Yongguo Li, Miroslav Balaz, Christian Wolfrum, Katja Steiger, Tarja Niemi, Markku Taittonen, U-Din Mueez, Tommi V\u00e4likangas, Laura L Elo, Olli Eskola, Anna K Kirjavainen, Lauri Nummenmaa, Kirsi A Virtanen, Martin Klingenspor, Pirjo Nuutila (2021). Secretin activates brown fat and induces satiation. Nature Metabolism<\/em>, 3(6), 798\u2013809. \/\/ IF = 19.865<\/li>\n
  20. Lauri Nummenmaa, Lasse Lukkarinen, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Vesa Putkinen, Kerttu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Tomi Karjalainen, Henry K Karlsson, Matthew Hudson, Niina Venetjoki, Marja Salomaa, P\u00e4ivi Rautio, Jussi Hirvonen, Hannu Lauerma, Jari Tiihonen (2021). Brain Basis of Psychopathy in Criminal Offenders and General Population. Cerebral Cortex<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 5.357<\/li>\n
  21. Vesa Putkinen, Sanaz Nazari-Farsani, Kerttu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Tomi Karjalainen, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Henry K Karlsson, Matthew Hudson, Timo T Heikkil\u00e4, Jussi Hirvonen, Lauri Nummenmaa (2021). Decoding Music-Evoked Emotions in the Auditory and Motor Cortex. Cerebral Cortex<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 5.357<\/li>\n
  22. Venla Kuusinen, Jari Per\u00e4kyl\u00e4, Lihua Sun, Keith Ogawa, Kaisa Marjatta Hartikainen (2021). Emotional Modulation of Frontal Alpha Asymmetry – a Novel Biomarker of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 3.169<\/li>\n
  23. Lauri Nummenmaa, Patrick Jern, Tuulia Mal\u00e9n, Tatu Kantonen, Laura Pekkarinen, Lasse Lukkarinen, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Pirjo Nuutila, Vesa Putkinen (2021). \u03bc-opioid receptor availability is associated with sex drive in human males. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience.<\/em> \/\/ IF = 3.282<\/li>\n
  24. Prasannakumar Deshpande, Dani Flinkman, Ye Hong, Elena Goltseva, Valentina Siino, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Sirkku Peltonen, Laura L Elo, Valtteri Kaasinen, Peter James, Eleanor T Coffey (2020). Protein synthesis is suppressed in sporadic and familial Parkinson\u2019s disease by LRRK2. The FASEB Journal<\/em>. 34(11):14217\u201333. \/\/ IF = 5.834<\/li>\n
  25. Matthew Hudson, Kerttu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, Vesa Putkinen, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Enrico Glerean, Tomi Karjalainen, Henry K Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Lauri Nummenmaa (2020). Dissociable neural systems for unconditioned acute and sustained fear. NeuroImage<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 7.02<\/li>\n
  26. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Jari Per\u00e4kyl\u00e4, Katri Holm, Joonas Haapasalo, Kai Lehtim\u00e4ki, Keith H Ogawa, Jukka Peltola, Kaisa M Hartikainen (2017) Vagus nerve stimulation improves working memory performance, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology<\/em>, 39(10), 954\u2013964. \/\/ IF = 2.475<\/li>\n
  27. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Jari Per\u00e4kyl\u00e4, Kaisa M Hartikainen. Frontal alpha asymmetry, a potential biomarker for the effect of neuromodulation on brain\u2019s affective circuitry-preliminary evidence from a deep brain stimulation study (2017). Frontiers in human neuroscience<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 3.169<\/li>\n
  28. Jari Per\u00e4kyl\u00e4, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Kai Lehtim\u00e4ki, Jukka Peltola, Juha \u00d6hman, Timo M\u00f6tt\u00f6nen, Keith H Ogawa, Kaisa M Hartikainen (2017). Causal Evidence from Humans for the Role of Mediodorsal Nucleus of the Thalamus in Working Memory. Journal of cognitive neuroscience<\/em>. 29(12):2090\u2013102. \/\/ IF = 3.225<\/li>\n
  29. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Jari Per\u00e4kyl\u00e4, Anselmi Kovalainen, Keith H Ogawa, Pekka J Karhunen, Kaisa M Hartikainen (2016). Human brain reacts to transcranial extraocular light. PLoS ONE<\/em>. \/\/ IF = 3.24<\/li>\n
  30. Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Jari Per\u00e4kyl\u00e4, Markus Polvivaara, Juha \u00d6hman, Jukka Peltola, Kai Lehtim\u00e4ki, Heini Huhtala, Kaisa M Hartikainen (2015) Human anterior thalamic nuclei are involved in emotion\u2013attention interaction. Neuropsychologia<\/em>, 78, 88-94. \/\/ IF = 3.01<\/li>\n
  31. Kaisa M Hartikainen, Lihua Sun<\/strong>, Markus Polvivaara, Maarja Brause, Kai Lehtim\u00e4ki, Joonas Haapasalo, Timo M\u00f6tt\u00f6nen, Kirsi V\u00e4yrynen, Keith H Ogawa, Juha \u00d6hman, Jukka Peltola (2014). Immediate effects of deep brain stimulation of anterior thalamic nuclei on executive functions and emotion-attention interaction in humans. Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology<\/em>. 36(5):540\u201350. \/\/ IF = 2.475<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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