Katja Valli
PhD, Docent
katval@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5133-8664 |
Areas of expertise
Consciouness; altered states of consciousness; sleep; dreaming; anesthesia; evolutionary psychology
Consciouness; altered states of consciousness; sleep; dreaming; anesthesia; evolutionary psychology
Biography
My research mainly focuses on the simulation theories of the evolutionary function
of dreaming (the threat simulation and social simulation theories), and on understanding the neural mechanisms of conscious experiences
in general, and dreaming in particular.
Research
Consciousness research, Altered states of consciousness, Neural correlates of Consciousness, Sleep and Dreaming, Anesthesia, Evolutionary psychology
Consciousness research, Altered states of consciousness, Neural correlates of Consciousness, Sleep and Dreaming, Anesthesia, Evolutionary psychology
Teaching
I regularly teach courses on sleep, dreaming and other altered states of consciusness, and on evolutionary psychology.
Publications
- How to assess ictal consciousnessContent analysis of subjective experiences in partial epileptic seizures (2011)
- Behavioural NeurologyPsychiatry Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dream bizarreness and waking thought in schizophrenia (2010)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dream bizarreness and waking thought in schizophrenia.Alterations in the contents of consciousness in partial epileptic seizures (2010)
- Psychiatry Research
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Dreaming as a model system for consciousness research (2010) New Horizons in the Neuroscience of Consciousness Revonsuo A, Valli K
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Tajunnanlaitamilla (2010) Valve - toisenkädentietoa Valli K
(E1 Popularised article) - Early-night serial awakenings as a new paradigm for studies on NREM dreamingSleep: Dreaming Data and Theories (2009)
- International Journal of Psychophysiology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2009) Encyclopedia of Consciousness Valli K., Revonsuo A.
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The threat simulation theory in light of recent empirical evidence: A review2009
- American Journal of Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2008)
- Epilepsy and Behavior
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2008)
- Epilepsy and Behavior
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



