A pioneer in the study of rare neurological diseases

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

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

NEUROSCIENCE IN THE REGION

University of Oulu

The Research Unit of Clinical Neuroscience carries out high-quality research aimed at promoting lifelong health. The unit’s research focuses on the mechanisms, prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of brain and mental disorders. Researchers of the unit mainly use research methods of epidemiology, genetics, biomedicine, intervention research and brain imaging.