Piia Astikainen

Piia Astikainen

Professor
Unit
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department / Division
Department of Psychology
Room number
Kärki6 Ab260
Email
piia.astikainen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408053480
Postal address
Mattilanniemi 6
Fields of science
515 Psychology

Research interests

Our research group investigates the principles of brain function related to perception and learning. Recently we have studied also the changes in brain function related to aging and depression. The results of our research can in a long run enable supporting of positive changes and preventing negative changes of the brain function.

Publications

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Research groups

Research group

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research InterLearn

The Centre of Excellence for Learning Dynamics and Intervention Research 2022–2029
Research group

InterLearn – Research team of psychology

Within the CoE, the specific aim of the research team of psychology is to study longitudinally links between children's learning and mental wellbeing.
Active Mind group October 2024
Research group

Active Mind Lab

In the Active Mind Lab, we study how the brain processes information; in particular, we study communication through speech and facial expressions. The name of our group reflects our aim to produce information that can help promote effective learning and t

Projects

A participant is learning Mandarin Chinese tones through listening and repeating exercises with a Chinese tutor. The electrical brain responses of both the participant and the tutor are simultaneously recorded.
Project

Social foreign language learning: behavioral and electrophysiological studies (SoFoLe)

The project tests the use of social interaction and bodily learning methods in the study of Chinese in Finnish-speaking adults.