Heikki Hämäläinen
Prof.
hhamalai@utu.fi +358 29 450 2240 +358 40 071 1364 Assistentinkatu 7 Turku |
tactile sense; plasticity; attention; hemispatial neglect; spatial perceptual biases; aging
PhD 1983 Univ.
Helsinki, PostDoc NYU Sch. Med., USA 1983-1985, Associate Prof. Turku 1992,
Prof. 1998 -, Prof. II, Univ. Bergen, Norway, 2012-2015
Cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience,
neuropsychology, virtual teaching
- Association of cognitive-linguistic deficits to diffusion tensor imaging parameters in moderate to severe traumatic diffuse axonal injuryEffects of Auditory Attention Training with the Dichotic Listening Task: Behavioural and Neurophysiological Evidence (2025)
- Applied Neuropsychology: AdultJournal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention
- Perceived Communication Abilities after Moderate to Severe Traumatic Diffuse Axonal InjuryDigital Gaming for Improving the Functioning of People With Traumatic Brain Injury: Protocol of a Feasibility Study (2023)
- Brain InjuryJMIR Research ProtocolsPLoS ONE
- Aging and sleep deprivation affect different neurocognitive stages of spatial information processing during a virtual driving task – An ERP studyBrain structural correlates of risk-taking behavior and effects of peer influence in adolescents (2022)
- Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
- Cognitive-linguistic skills of adults who suffered a diffuse axonal injury in childhood or youth (2022) Raukola-Lindblom Marjaana, Ljungqvist Linda, Kurki Timo, Hämäläinen Heikki, Tenovuo Olli
- Differential interactions of age and sleep deprivation in driving and spatial perception by male drivers in a virtual reality environmentRisk-Taking Behavior in a Computerized Driving Task: Brain Activation Correlates of Decision-Making, Outcome, and Peer Influence in Male Adolescents. (2021)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Bilingualism Is Associated with a Delayed Onset of Dementia but Not with a Lower Risk of Developing it: a Systematic Review with Meta-AnalysesVirtual Evaluation Tool in Driving Inspection and Training (2020)
- Neuropsychology Review
- Correction to: Bilingualism Is Associated with a Delayed Onset of Dementia but Not with a Lower Risk of Developing it: a Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses (Neuropsychology Review, (2020), 10.1007/s11065-020-09426-8) (2020)
- Neuropsychology ReviewPLoS ONE
- Digital Gaming for Improving the Functioning of People With Traumatic Brain Injury: Randomized Clinical Feasibility Study (2018)
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Physical Activity in Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline: A Narrative Review (2018)
- Sports Medicine
- The right-side perceptual bias in aging determined in a laboratory setting and during a virtual driving task (2018)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
- Hyvä johdatus kognitiiviseen neurotieteeseen - Kirja-arvostelu (2017)
- Psykologia
- NeuroCar Virtual Driving Environment: Simultaneous Evaluation of Driving Skills and Spatial Perceptual-attentional Capacity (2017)
- Acta Technica Jaurinensis
- The factors associated with criminal recidivism in Finnish male offenders: importance of neurocognitive deficits and substance dependence (2017)
- (2016)
- NeuroCar Virtual Driving Environment Simultaneous Evaluation of Driving Skills and Spatial Perceptual-attentional Capacity (2016) 2016 7TH Izullah FR, Koivisto M, Aho A, Laine T, Hamalainen H, Qvist P, Peltola A, Pitkakangas P, Luimula M
- 2015
- PLoS ONEJournal of forensic practice
- (2015)
- (2015) Proceedings of the 6th IEEE Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications Mika Luimula, Agnieszka Besz, Paula Pitkäkangas, Taisto Suominen, Jouni Smed, Faramosh Rashid Izullah, Heikki Hämäläinen
- (2014)
- Functional illiteracy and neurocognitive deficits among male prisoners: implications for rehabilitation (2014)



