NeuroCognition Lab

NeuroCognition Lab
The electrical brain activity recorded with the electroencephalogram (EEG)

Table of contents

Research group type
Research group
Core fields of research
Learning, teaching and interaction
Research areas
Brain and psychophysiological research
Learning and Cognitive Sciences
Learning, learning difficulties and factors affecting learning
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department
Department of Psychology

Research group description

To understand the processes related to learning difficulties, and why some children learn without any problems and why is learning difficult for some children, how learning difficulties affect reading in current digital environments, and what is the role of environmental factors. In particular, to understand neurobiological risk factors or endophenotypes for developmental dyslexia and other learning difficulties/ neurodevelopmental dysfunctions, and how deficits in processes like auditory and speech perception, visual and audiovisual processing and attention contribute to learning difficulties. My aim is also to understand well targeted remediation/ training approaches.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Journal of Experimental Education.
Li, Shupin
Hautala, Jarkko
Pöysä-Tarhonen, Johanna
Otieno-Leppänen, Susannah
Häkkinen, Päivi
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience.
Sun, Yalin
Chen, Hongjun
Zhu, Xichu
Juma, Samuel
Otieno-Leppänen, Susannah
Cong, Fengyu
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Home Literacy Environment and Literacy Acquisition. Literacy Studies. Springer.
Khanolainen, Daria
Lohvansuu, Kaisa
Salminen, Jenni
Ruotsalainen, Jenni
Tretow, Ariane
Torppa, Minna
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

International Journal of Psychophysiology.
Zhang, Xukai
Peterburs, Jutta
Otieno, Susannah C.S.A.
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.
Xu, Qiang
Lei, Yi
Li, Hong
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Behaviour Research and Therapy.
Mei, Ying
Becker, Benjamin
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.
Lei, Yi
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

MethodsX.
Bano, Wajiha
Pulli, Elmo
Cantonas, Lucia
Sorsa, Aino
Hämäläinen, Jarmo
Karlsson, Hasse
Karlsson, Linnea
Saukko, Ekaterina
Sainio, Teija
Peuna, Arttu
Korja, Riikka
Aro, Mikko
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.
Tuulari, Jetro J
Merisaari, Harri
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
Available through Open Access

Neuropsychologia.
Azaiez, Najla
Loberg, Otto
Hämäläinen, Jarmo A.
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction.
Häkkinen, Päivi
Pöysä-Tarhonen, Johanna
Li, Shupin
Hautala, Jarkko
Otieno-Leppänen, Susanna
Loberg, Otto
Leppänen, Paavo
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Brain Sciences.
Azaiez, Najla
Loberg, Otto
Lohvansuu, Kaisa
Ylinen, Sari
Hämäläinen, Jarmo A.
Leppänen, Paavo H. T.
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Journal of Information Science.
Sormunen, Eero
Erdmann, Norbert
Otieno, Suzanne C.S.A.
Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija
Laakkonen, Eero
Mikkonen, Teemu
Hossain, Md Arman
González-Ibáñez, Roberto
Quintanilla-Gatica, Mario
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.
Vauras, Marja
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti : NMI-bulletin.
Kanniainen, Laura
Kiili, Carita
Tolvanen, Asko
Utriainen, Jukka
Leppänen, Paavo H.T.

Research group

External members

Jetro Tuulari

Associate Professor. Principal Investigator of FinnBrain Neuroimaging Lab, Head of Neuroimaging, InterLearn
University of Turku