Piia Astikainen

Piia Astikainen

Professor
Unit
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department / Division
Department of Psychology
Room number
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

Publication
2025

Memory
Wu, Chenxiao
Zhang, Chenyuan
Li, Xueqiao
Ye, Chaoxiong
Astikainen, Piia
Publication
2024

Frontiers in Psychology
Liu, Ruyi
Guo, Lijing
Lin, Xiaoshu
Nie, Dan
Astikainen, Piia
Ye, Chaoxiong
Publication
2024

European Journal of Neuroscience
Kangas, Elina S.
Li, Xueqiao
Vuoriainen, Elisa
Lindeman, Sari
Astikainen, Piia
Publication
2024

Neuropsychologia
Yang, Tiantian
Kurkela, Jari L.O.
Chen, Kecheng
Liu, Youyi
Shu, Hua
Cong, Fengyu
Hämäläinen, Jarmo A.
Astikainen, Piia
Publication
2023

Journal of Vision
Ye, Chaoxiong
Xu, Qianru
Li, Xueqiao
Vuoriainen, Elisa
Liu, Qiang
Astikainen, Piia
Publication
2023

Cerebral Cortex
Lou, Yixue
Chen, Shengdong
Hu, Guoqiang
Astikainen, Piia
Otieno-Leppänen, Susannah C. S. A.
Lei, Yi
Leppänen, Paavo H. T.
Publication
2023

IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience
Yang, Tiantian
Kurkela, Jari
Chen, Kecheng
Liu, Youyi
Shu, Hua
Cong, Fengyu
Hämäläinen, Jarmo
Astikainen, Piia
Publication
2023

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Dou, Haoran
Lei, Yi
Pan, Yafeng
Li, Hong
Astikainen, Piia
Publication
2023

Neuropsychologia
Pesonen, Heidi
Strömmer, Juho
Li, Xueqiao
Parkkari, Jari
Tarkka, Ina M.
Astikainen, Piia
Publication
2023

European Journal of Pain
Xu, Qianru
Ye, Chaoxiong
Li, Xueqiao
Zhao, Guoying
Astikainen, Piia

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.