FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
The FinnBrain Study follows a birth cohort of over 3,800 children born across 2012-2015 in either Turku or the Åland Islands, Finland. Data has also been collected from over 3,800 mothers and 2,600 fathers/partners. The first data collection occurred at gestational week 14, following recruitment of parents by nurses at 3 maternal welfare clinic at gestational week 12.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - intergenerational
Number of participants at first data collection
3,837 (children)
3,808 (mothers)
2,623 (fathers/partners)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers/partners)
Participant year of birth
2012 - 2015 (children)
Varied (mothers)
Varied (fathers/partners)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
University of Turku (Turun yliopisto) (Academic, Finland)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Academy of Finland (Research council, Finland)
Alli Paasikivi Foundation (Alli Paasikiven Säätiö) (Third Sector, Finland)
Emil Aaltonen Foundation (Emil Aaltosen Säätiö) (Third Sector, Finland)
European Union Probing the Auditory Novelty System Project (PANS) (Government, Europe)
Finnish Brain Foundation (Suomen Aivosäätiö) (Third Sector, Finland)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – online
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
- Education data
- Employer data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
- Social care data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
