Dissertations

Dissertations at NBE listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

2018

• 43. Mikko Lilja: Projection and motion estimation methods for computed tomography. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisor: Petri Kotiluoto, opponent: Samuli Siltanen (University of Helsinki), 14 September 2018.
• 42. Juha Gogulski (Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki): Prefrontal control of the tactile sense. Thesis advisors: Synnöve Carlson and Antti Pertovaara, opponent: Jari Karhu (University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio and Nexstim Plc, Helsinki), 24 August 2018.
• 41. Iina Aaltonen: Usability of emerging technologies: user studies with wearable, multimodal and augmented reality solutions. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, thesis advisor: Jari Laarni, opponent: Chris Baber (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom), 17 August 2018.
• 40. Minna Pitkänen: Characterization of motor cortical function with navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisors: Risto Ilmoniemi, Petro Julkunen and Elisa Kallioniemi, opponent: Sandro Krieg (Technical University München, Germany), 01 June 2018.
• 39. Johan Westö: Identifying and modelling context sensitivity in the auditory system of the brain. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, thesis advisors: Patrick May and Hannu Tiitinen, opponent: Shihab Shamma (University of Maryland, United States), 18 May 2018.
• 38. Niko Mäkelä: Locating functional brain areas with magnetic stimulation and electrophysiological neuroimaging. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisors: Risto Ilmoniemi, Jukka Sarvas & Matti Stenroos, opponent: Laura Marzetti (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy), 13 April 2018.
• 37. Eeva Parkkonen (Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki): Stroke-induced excitability changes in human motor cortex. Thesis advisor: Nina Forss, opponent: Nick Ward (University College London, United Kingdom), 23 March 2018.
• 36. Dmitry Smirnov: Brain basis of sharing and transmitting representations of social world. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, thesis advisor: Lauri Nummenmaa, opponent: James Kilner (University College London, United Kingdom), 22 March 2018.
• 35. Onerva Korhonen: The quest for consistency: Effects of node definition and preprocessing on the structure of functional brain networks. Supervising professor: Jari Saramäki, thesis advisor: Mikko Sams, opponent: Javier Martín Buldú (Center for Biomedical Technology, Madrid, Spain), 02 March 2018.
• 34. Heini Saarimäki: Decoding emotions from brain activity and connectivity patterns. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, thesis advisors: Lauri Nummenmaa & Iiro P. Jääskeläinen, opponent: Christian Keysers (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience), 16 February 2018.
• 33. Anna Maria Alexandrou: Neurophysiological correlates of producing and perceiving natural connected speech. Supervising professor: Riitta Salmelin, thesis advisor: Jan Kujala, opponent: Sophie Scott (University College London, United Kingdom), 29 January 2018.
• 32. Kaisu Lankinen: Dynamics of cortical brain activity during movie viewing. Supervising professor: Lauri Parkkonen, thesis advisors: Miika Koskinen & Riitta Hari, opponent: Laura Astolfi (University of Rome Sapienza, Italy), 19 January 2018.
• 31. Tuomas Mutanen: Advances in detecting neuronal EEG signals during electromagnetic brain stimulation. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisor: Risto Ilmoniemi, opponent: Fabio Babiloni (University of Rome Sapienza, Italy), 12 January 2018.

2017

• 30. Lari Koponen: Implementing advanced transcranial magnetic stimulation technology. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisors: Risto Ilmoniemi, Jaakko Nieminen & Matti Stenroos, opponent: Stefan M. Goetz (Duke University, USA), 27 October 2017.
• 29. Mikko Partanen: From quantum optics to energy and momentum transport in macroscopic structures. Supervising professor: Jukka Tulkki, thesis advisors: Teppo Häyrynen & Jani Oksanen, opponent: Martijn Wubs (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark), 26 October 2017.
• 28. Ville Mäntynen: The cardiomagnetic field: Non-invasive mapping of atrial fibrillation and model-based characterization of sensitivity and resolution. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisors: Juha Montonen & Matti Stenroos, opponent: Jens Haueisen (Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany), 20 October 2017.
• 27. Anni Nora: Cortical sequence for processing and learning spoken word forms. Supervising professor: Riitta Salmelin, thesis advisors: Riitta Salmelin & Elisabeth Service, opponent: Kate Watkins (University of Oxford, United Kingdom), 21 June 2017.
• 26. Ping Jiang (Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki): Working memory-related brain activity and networks in typically developing children and young adults. Thesis advisors: Synnöve Carlson & Yuanye Ma, opponent: Vesa Kiviniemi (Oulu University Hospital), 21 June 2017.
• 25. Jaakko Hotta (Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki): Brain in complex regional pain syndrome. Thesis advisors: Nina Forss & Riitta Hari, opponent: Christoph Maier (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany), 19 June 2017.
• 24. Johanna Metsomaa: Data-driven methods for analyzing TMS-evoked EEG responses. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisors: Risto Ilmoniemi & Jukka Sarvas, opponent: Guido Nolte (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany), 12 May 2017.
• 23. Matti Tillander: Advanced techniques in magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisor: Heikki Nieminen, opponent: Cyril Lafon (Inserm – French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France), 28 April 2017.
• 22. Eero Smeds (Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki): Cortical processes related to motor stability and proprioception in human adults and newborns. Thesis advisors: Riitta Hari & Lauri Parkkonen, opponent: James Kilner (University College London, United Kingdom), 24 March 2017.

2016

• 21. Petteri Hyvärinen: Neurophysiologically-based approaches to tinnitus diagnostics and treatment. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisor: Antti Aarnisalo, opponent: Elina Mäki-Torkko (Linköping University, Sweden), 16 December 2016.
• 20. Silvia Bona (Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki): Investigating the functional roles of occipital face area and lateral occipital cortex with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Thesis advisor: Juha Silvanto, opponent: Amanda Ellison (Durham University, United Kingdom), 14 September 2016.
• 19. Andrey Zhdanov: Capturing complex behavior in brain imaging: strategies and instrumentation. Supervising professor: Lauri Parkkonen, thesis advisor: Jyrki Mäkelä, opponent: Richard Burgess (The Cleveland Clinic, USA), 07 July 2016.
• 18. Jussi Alho: Speech motor system mediates phonetic categorization. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, thesis advisor: Iiro Jääskeläinen, opponent: Riikka Möttönen (University of Oxford, UK), 17 June 2016.
• 17. Joakim Pyyry: Convolution and model based dose calculation methods in radionuclide and external-beam photon therapy. Supervising professor: Lauri Parkkonen, thesis advisors: Kalevi Kairemo & Mikko Tenhunen, opponent: Mark Konijnenberg (Erasmus Medical Centre, Netherlands), 15 April 2016.
• 16. Arno Solin: Stochastic differential equation methods for spatio-temporal Gaussian process regression. Supervising professor: Jouko Lampinen, thesis advisor: Simo Särkkä, opponent: Manfred Opper (Technische Universität Berlin), 08 April 2016.
• 15. Sini Merikallio: Computer modeling of light scattering by atmospheric dust particles with spheroids and ellipsoids. Supervising professor: Jukka Tulkki, thesis advisors: Timo Nousiainen & Ari-Matti Harri, opponent: Gorden Videen (US Army Research Lab), 11 March 2016.
• 14. Juho Kokkala: Particle and sigma-point methods for state and parameter estimation in nonlinear dynamic systems. Supervising professor: Jouko Lampinen, thesis advisor: Simo Särkkä, opponent: Fredrik Gustafsson (Linköping Universitet), 04 March 2016.
• 13. Anne Mandel: Brain correlates of social cognition and interaction. Supervising professor: Riitta Hari, thesis advisors: Riitta Hari & Lauri Parkkonen, opponent: Nathalie George (Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière), 08 January 2016.

2015

• 12. Enrico Glerean: Dynamic similarity of brain activity in humans: from single areas to functional networks. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, opponent: Christopher J. Honey (University of Toronto), 18 December 2015.
• 11. Fariba Sharifian: Model-based exploration of interactions in the visual cortex. Supervising professor: Matti S. Hämäläinen, thesis advisor: Simo Vanni, opponent: Simon Thorpe (CNRS and Paul Sabatier University), 16 December 2015.
• 10. Siina Pamilo: New approaches to statistical analysis of fMRI data. Supervising professor: Riitta Hari, thesis advisors: Riitta Hari & Mika Seppä, opponent: Fabrizio Esposito (University of Salerno), 04 December 2015.
• 9. Kimmo Sääskilahti: Computational modeling and spectral analysis of nanoscale energy transfer. Supervising professor: Jukka Tulkki, thesis advisor: Jani Oksanen, opponent: Konstantinos Termentzidis (CNRS and Université de Lorraine), 03 December 2015.
• 8. Julio César Hernández Pavón: Transcranial magnetic stimulation and EEG in studies of brain function. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisors: Risto Ilmoniemi & Jukka Sarvas, opponent: Samu J. Taulu (University of Washington), 13 August 2015.
• 7. Ismo Miettinen: Cortical dynamics of speech perception in adverse listening conditions. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, thesis advisors: Hannu Tiitinen & Patrick May, opponent: Carsten Eulitz (University of Konstanz), 12 June 2015.
• 6. Lotta Hirvenkari (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki): Natural stimuli and experimental setups in the study of the neural basis of social interaction. Thesis advisor: Riitta Hari, opponent: Kaisa Tiippana (University of Helsinki), 29 May 2015.
• 5. Elyana Saad (Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki): Interaction between visual perception and mental representations of imagery and memory in the early visual areas. Thesis advisor: Juha Silvanto, opponent: Antoni Valero-Cabre (Boston University School of Medicine), 05 May 2015.
• 4. Kalle Kotilahti: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy of the neonatal brain: Instrumentation, methods and experiments. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisors: Ilkka Nissilä & Timo Kajava, opponent: Martin Wolf (University Hospital Zürich), 06 February 2015.
• 3. Kirsi Palmu: Event detection in preterm electroencephalography. Supervising professor: Risto Ilmoniemi, thesis advisor: Sampsa Vanhatalo, opponent: Ari Pääkkönen (Kuopio University Hospital, University of Eastern Finland) 30 January 2015.
• 2. Juha Lahnakoski: Brain mechanisms underlying perception of naturalistic social events. Supervising professor: Mikko Sams, thesis advisors: Lauri Nummenmaa & Iiro Jääskeläinen, opponent: Andreas Bartels (University of Tübingen), 16 January 2015.
• 1. Tomi Peltola: Sparse Bayesian linear models: Computational advances and applications in epidemiology. Supervising professor: Jouko Lampinen, thesis advisors: Aki Vehtari & Pekka Marttinen, opponent: Tom Heskes (Radboud University), 12 January 2015.