Mira Karrasch Senior Lecturer, Psychology Email: mira.karrasch@abo.fi Mobile: +358-469219167 Phone: +358-2-2154405

Peer-reviewed publications

A1 Journal article (refereed) Cognitive Effects of White Matter Pathology in Normal and Pathological Aging (2019) Kaskikallio Alar, Karrasch Mira, Rinne Juha, Tuokkola Terhi, Parkkola Riitta, Grönholm-Nyman Petra Journal of Alzheimer's Disease View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Domain-specific cognitive effects of white matter pathology in old age, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: (2019) Kaskikallio A, Karrasch M, Rinne JO, Tuokkola T, Parkkola R, Gronholm-Nyman P Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Identifying brain changes related to cognitive aging using VBM and visual rating scales (2019) Pergher V, Demaerel P, Soenen O, Saarela C, Tournoy J, Schoenmakers B, Karrasch M, Van Hulle MM NeuroImage: Clinical View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Midlife insulin resistance as a predictor for late-life cognition and cerebrovascular lesions (2019) Toppala, Ekblad, Lötjönen, Helin, Hurme, Johansson, Jula, Karrasch, Koikkalainen, Laine, Parkkola, Viitanen, Rinne Journal of Alzheimer's Disease View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Neurocognition in childhood epilepsy: Impact on mortality and complete seizure remission 50 years later (2019) Sillanpää Matti, Saarinen Maiju, Karrasch Mira, Schmidt Dieter, Hermann Bruce Epilepsia View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Parkinsonin tauti (2019) Ulla Ellfolk, Mira Karrasch, Kirsti Martikainen Kustannus Oy Duodecim

A1 Journal article (refereed) The association between the deep gray matter changes and cognitive function in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: a tensor based morphometric MRI study. (2019) Tuokkola, Karrasch, Koikkalainen, Parkkola, Lötjönen, Löyttyniemi, Hurme, Rinne Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Physical Activity in Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline: A Narrative Review (2018) Stefano BriniHamid, R. SohrabiJeremiah, J. Peiffer, Mira Karrasch, Heikki Hämäläinen, Ralph N. Martins, Timothy J. Fairchild Sports Medicine View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Association Between Childhood-Onset Epilepsy and Amyloid Burden 5 Decades Later (2017) Juho Joutsa, Juha O. Rinne, Bruce Hermann, Mira Karrasch, Anu Anttinen, Shlomo Shinnar, Matti Sillanpää JAMA Neurology View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Brain glucose metabolism and its relation to amyloid load in middle-aged adults with childhood-onset epilepsy (2017) Juho Joutsa, Juha O. Rinne, Mira Karrasch, Bruce Hermann, Jarkko Johansson, Anu Anttinen, Olli Eskola, Semi Helin, Shlomo Shinnar, Matti Sillanpää Epilepsy Research View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Brain Structure and Organization Five Decades After Childhood Onset Epilepsy (2017) Camille Garcia-Ramos, Sam Bobholz, Kevin Dabbs, Bruce Hermann, Juho Joutsa, Juha O. Rinne, Mira Karrasch, Vivek Prabhakaran, Shlomo Shinnar, Matti Sillanpaa Human Brain Mapping View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Cognitive Outcome in Childhood-Onset Epilepsy: A Five-Decade Prospective Cohort Study (2017) Mira Karrasch, Petri Tiitta, Bruce Hermann, Juho Joutsa, Shlomo Shinnar, Juha Rinne, Anu Anttinen, Matti Sillanpaa Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Longitudinal changes in the brain in mild cognitive impairment: a magnetic resonance imaging study using the visual rating method and tensor-based morphometry (2017) Terhi Tuokkola, Juha Koikkalainen, Riitta Parkkola, Mira Karrasch, Jyrki Lötjönen, Juha O Rinne Acta Radiologica View on publisher's site

A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review Physical Activity in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline: A Narrative Review (2017) Stefano Brini, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Jeremiah J. Peiffer, Mira Karrasch, Heikki Hämäläinen, Ralph N. Martins, Timothy J. Fairchild Sports Medicine View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Regional gray matter correlates of memory for emotion-laden words in middle-aged and older adults: A voxel-based morphometry study (2017) Carina Saarela, Juho Joutsa, Matti Laine, Riitta Parkkola, Juha O. Rinne, Mira Karrasch PLoS ONE View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) The relationship between recognition memory for emotion-laden words and white matter microstructure in normal older individuals (2016) Saarela C., Karrasch M., Ilvesmäki T., Parkkola R., Rinne J.O., Laine M NeuroReport View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Visual rating method and tensor-based morphometry in the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a comparative magnetic resonance imaging study (2016) Tuokkola T, Koikkalainen J, Parkkola R, Karrasch M, Lötjönen J, Rinne JO Acta Radiologica View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Childhood-onset epilepsy five decades later : A prospective population-based cohort study (2015) Matti Sillanpää, Anu Anttinen, Juha O. Rinne, Juho Joutsa, Pirkko Sonninen, Matti Erkinjuntti, Bruce Hermann, Mira Karrasch, Maiju Saarinen, Petri Tiitta, Shlomo Shinnar Epilepsia View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Education-corrected CERAD identifies MCI and dementia in Parkinson's disease (2015) Karrasch M, Laatu S, Ellfolk U, Marttila R, Martikainen K Acta Neurologica Scandinavica View on publisher's site

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Parkinsonin taudin muistisairaus ja muut ekstrapyramidaalisairaudet (2015) Rinne J, Karrasch M Kustannus Oy Duodecim

A3 Book section, Chapters in research books Parkinsonin tauti (2015) Laatu S, Ellfolk U, Karrasch M, Martikainen K Kustannus Oy Duodecim

A1 Journal article (refereed) Five-year follow-up of 11C-PIB uptake in Alzheimer's disease and MCI (2014) N. M. Kemppainen, N. M. Scheinin, J. Koivunen, J. Johansson, J. T. Toivonen, K. Någren, J. Rokka, M. Karrasch, R. Parkkola, J. O. Rinne European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Striatal volume is related to phonemic verbal fluency but not to semantic or alternating verbal fluency in early Parkinson's disease (2014) Ulla Ellfolk, Juho Joutsa, Juha O. Rinne, Riitta Parkkola, Pekka Jokinen, Mira Karrasch Journal of Neural Transmission View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) A European multicentre PET study of fibrillar amyloid in Alzheimer's disease (2013) Nordberg A, Carter SF, Rinne J, Drzezga A, Brooks DJ, Vandenberghe R, Perani D, Forsberg A, Långström B, Scheinin N, Karrasch M, Någren K, Grimmer T, Miederer I, Edison P, Okello A, Van Laere K, Nelissen N, Vandenbulcke M, Garibotto V, Almkvist O, Kalbe E, Hinz R, Herholz K European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Apathy is associated with activities of daily living ability in Parkinson's disease (2013) Laatu S, Karrasch M, Martikainen K, Marttila R Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

A1 Journal article (refereed) CERAD test performance and cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (2013) Karrasch M, Laatu S, Martikainen K, Marttila R Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

A1 Journal article (refereed) Cognitive slowing in Parkinson's disease is related to frontostriatal dopaminergic dysfunction (2013) Jokinen P, Karrasch M, Brück A, Johansson J, Bergman J, Rinne JO Journal of the Neurological Sciences View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Valence and Arousal Ratings for 420 Finnish Nouns by Age and Gender (2013) Carina Söderholm, Emilia Häyry, Matti Laine, Mira Karrasch PLoS ONE View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Applicability of the CANTAB-PAL Computerized Memory Test in Identifying Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease (2012) Junkkila J, Oja S, Laine M, Karrasch M Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Cognitive Decline and Amyloid Accumulation in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (2012) Koivunen J, Karrasch M, Scheinin NM, Aalto S, Vahlberg T, Någren K, Helin S, Viitanen M, Rinne JO Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders View on publisher's site

A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review Etenevien muistisairauksien varhainen tunnistaminen – neuropsykologinen näkökulma (2012) Jokinen H, Hänninen T, Ylikoski R, Karrasch M, Pulliainen V, Hokkanen L, Poutiainen E, Erkinjuntti T, Hietanen M Suomen Lääkärilehti

A1 Journal article (refereed) The Effect of Encoding Condition on Free Recall in Parkinson's Disease: Incidental and Intentional Memory are Equally Affected (2012) Ellfolk U, Huurinainen S, Joutsa J, Karrasch M Clinical Neuropsychologist View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) The diagnostic accuracy of an incidental memory modification of the Boston Naming Test (memo-BNT) in differentiating between normal aging and mild Alzheimer's disease (2010) Karrasch M, Myllyniemi A, Latvasalo L, Soderholm C, Ellfolk U, Laine M Clinical Neuropsychologist View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Follow-up of [11C]PIB uptake and brain volume in patients with Alzheimer disease and controls (2009) Scheinin NM, Aalto S, Koikkalainen J, Lötjönen J, Karrasch M, Kemppainen N, Viitanen M, Någren K, Helin S, Scheinin M, Rinne JO. Neurology

A1 Journal article (refereed) Voxel-based analysis of cerebral glucose metabolism in mono- and dizygotic twins discordant for Alzheimer disease (2009) Virta JJ, Aalto S, Järvenpaa T, Karrasch M, Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M, Räihä I, Viljanen T, Rinne JO Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Cerebral glucose metabolism in dizygotic twin pairs discordant for Alzheimer's disease (2008) Virta JJ, Karrasch M, Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M, Raiha I, Viljanen T, Rinne JO Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Cognitive reserve hypothesis: Pittsburgh Compound B and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in relation to education in mild Alzheimer's disease (2008) Kemppainen NM, Aalto S, Karrasch M, Någren K, Savisto N, Oikonen V, Viitanen M, Parkkola R, Rinne JO Annals of Neurology View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Brain oscillatory responses to an auditory-verbal working memory task in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (2006) Karrasch M, Laine M, Rinne JO, Rapinoja P, Sinerva E, Krause CM International Journal of Psychophysiology View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Event-related desynchronization/synchronization during an auditory-verbal working memory task in mild Parkinson's disease (2006) Ellfolk U, Karrasch M, Laine M, Pesonen M, Krause CM Clinical Neurophysiology View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) CERAD test performances in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (2005) Karrasch M, Sinervä E, Grönholm P, Rinne J, Laine M Acta Neurologica Scandinavica View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Effects of normal aging on event-related desynchronization/synchronization during a memory task in humans (2004) Karrasch M, Laine M, Rapinoja P, Krause CM Neuroscience Letters View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Age, education and test performance on the Finnish CERAD (2003) Karrasch M, Laine M Acta Neurologica Scandinavica View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Cortical activation related to auditory semantic matching of concrete versus abstract words (1999) Krause CM, Astrom T, Karrasch M, Laine M, Sillanmaki L Clinical Neurophysiology View on publisher's site

A1 Journal article (refereed) Event-related desynchronization and synchronization during an auditory lexical matching task (1998) Karrasch M, Krause CM, Laine M, Lang AH, Lehto M Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology View on publisher's site

Other publications

D2 Article in a professional book Normaali ikääntyminen ja muistisairaudet (2019) Mira Karrasch, Laura Hokkanen, Tuomo Hänninen, Marja Hietanen Kustannus Oy Duodecim

B1 Non-refereed journal articles The associations between maternal executive functions, maternal unpredictable signals and child executive functions at 30 months (2019) Nordenswan E, Kataja EL, Deater-Deckard K, Karrasch M, Laine M, Holmberg E, Eskola E, Karlsson L, Karlsson H, Korja R Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics View on publisher's site

O2 Other Midlife insulin resistance and late-life cognition, brain amyloid accumulation, and cerebrovascular lesions (2018) Ekblad Laura, Toppala Sini, Lotjonen Jyrki, Karrasch Mira, Johansson Jarkko, Helin Semi, Puukka Pauli, Laine Hanna, Jula Antti, Viitanen Matti, Rinne Juha Olavi Alzheimer's and Dementia View on publisher's site

D1 Article in a trade journal Miten keskustella tieteellisestä näytöstä psykiatriassa? (Mielipide) (2017) Mira Karrasch, Jussi Valtonen Psykologi

D1 Article in a trade journal Onko tieteellisellä näytöllä merkitystä psykiatriassa? (2017) Mira Karrasch, Jussi Valtonen Psykologi

D2 Article in a professional book Normaali ikääntyminen ja muistisairaudet (2015) Karrasch Mira, Hokkanen Laura, Hänninen Tuomo, Hietanen Marja Kustannus Oy Duodecim

B1 Non-refereed journal articles Brain volumetric correlates of memory in early Parkinson's disease (2013) Ellfolk U, Joutsa J, Rinne JO, Parkkola R, Jokinen P, Karrasch M Journal of Parkinson's Disease

D5 Textbook, professional manual or guide PS: Lukion psykologia 1 (2011) Karrasch M, Lindblom-Ylänne S, Niemelä R, Päivänsalo T-M, Tynjälä P Otava

B2 Book section Oppiminen ja muisti (2009) Karrasch M., Lindblom-Ylänne S Sanoma Pro