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UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI B&M STUDENTS
Name
Thesis title
Supervisor(s)
Faculty
Amr Abou Elezz
Structure and dynamics ofPirta
the actin
Hotulainen
cytoskeleton inBiological
the axon initial segment
Venkat Swaroop AchutaMolecular mechanisms underlying
Maija Castren,
impaired
Karlneural
Åkerman
Medicine
progenitor differentiation
Vilma Aho
Effects of sleep restrictionTarja
on immune
Stenberg,
functions
Henna-Kaisa
andMedicine
metabolism
Wigren
Katja Airaksinen
Magnetoencephalographic
Jyrki
evaluation
Mäkelä,ofEero
deepPekkonen
brainMedicine
stimulation effects on br
Hanna Antila
Mechanisms and applications
Eero of
Castrén,
pharmacologically
Tomi Rantamäki
Pharmacy
induced TrkB neurotroph
Tommi Anttonen
Development and wound Ulla
healing
Pirvola
of the mammalianBiological
sensory epithelium of he
Silvia Bona
Visual perception and visual
Juha
short-term
Silvanto, memory
Teija Kujala
Behavioral
Nora Bourbia
Involvement of the centralAntti
nucleus
Pertovaara
of amygdala in neuropathic
Medicine pain.
Zuyue Chen
Neural mechanism of primate
Synnöve
socialCarlson,
communication
YuanyeMedicine
Ma
Hataiwan
Chokechuwattanalert Unravelling the roles of KAL1
Taneli
in Raivio
neural crest development
Medicine
by using human ESC
Mateusz Dudek
Assessment of neuronal connectivity
Petri Hyytiä and pharmacological
Medicinetreatment efficac
Tiina Etelälahti
Testosteronin yhteys alkoholiriippuvuuteen
Peter CJ Eriksson, Kristian
Biological
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Juha Gogulski
Prefrontal top-down control
Synnöve
of tactile
Carlson,
perceptions
Antti Pertovaara
and
Medicine
tactile working memor
Jonni Hirvonen
Systems-level neuronal mechanisms
Matias Palva,
of Satu
sensory
Palva
awareness
Biologicalin humans
Irina Hlushchenko
How synapse activation isPirta
translated
Hotulainen
into changes in
Biological
dendritic spine actin cy
Jaakko Hotta
Sensorimotor dysfunctionNina
in complex
Forss, regional
Riitta Hari
pain Medicine
syndrome
Antti Huotarinen
Subtalaamisen tumakkeen stimulaation vaikutukset striatumin solunsisäiseen signalointiin Parkinsonin
Aki Laakso
Medicine
Ping Jiang
Top-down regulation of brain
Synnöve
activity
Carlson,
in children
Yuanye
andMedicine
Ma
in early blinded subjects
Hanna Julku
Biological
Systems-level local and inter-areal
Satu Palva
oscillations and their abnormalities in bra
Juuso Juuri
Kainaattireseptorit kehittyvän
Tomihippokampuksen
Taira, Sari Lauri verkkoaktiivisuuden
Biological
säätelijö
Aron Kerenyi
A novel experimental model
Kaiand
Kaila
new approaches inBiological
the treatment of perinat
Mikhail Kislin
Quantitative microscopic analysis
Heikki Rauvala,
of mitochondrial
Leonard morphology
Khiroug
Biological and function
Shrikanth Kulashekhar Neuronal mechanisms underlying
Satu Palva
time estimation Biological
Jussi Kupari
Studies on the role of GFRa2-signaling
Matti Airaksinen
in the nervous
Medicine
system
Kai Kysenius
Physiological and pathophysiological
Henri Huttunen
roles of lipoprotein
Biological
receptors in neuron
Tiina Laakso
LRRTM-proteiinien ilmentyminen,
Matti S. Airaksinen
tehtävät ja toimintamekanismit
Biological
in vivo
Mira Lainiola
Neuroinflammaation yhteys
Anni-Maija
alkoholinLinden
kulutukseen ja
Medicine
riippuvuuteen koe-eläin
Sakari Leino
Neuroprotective and antidyskinetic
Outi Salminen
effects of nicotine
Pharmacy
in a mouse model of P
Anu Lintulahti
Univajeen vaikutukset lipidimetaboliaan
Tarja Stenberg, Henna-Kaisa
Medicine
Wigren
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Natalia Luchkina
Mechanisms underlying the
Tomi
induction
Taira, Sari
of long-term
Lauri potentiation
Biological in CA1 area o
Maria Lume
Cellular regulation of glialMart
cell line-derived
Saarma
neurotrophic
Biological
factor
Carina Lund
Modeling the human reproductive
Taneli Raivio,
system
Timo
withTuuri
embryonic
Medicine
stem cells and ind
Simone Macri
Brain patterning and tissue
Nicolas
regeneration
Di-Poi in reptiles Biological
Ana Cathia Magalhaes Role of the cation-chlorideClaudio
co-transporter
Rivera NKCC1 inBiological
the developing telencep
Otto Manninen
Imaging studies in the mouse
Anna-Elina
model of
Lehesjoki,
EPM1 Outi
Medicine
Kopra
Martina Mavrovic
KCC2 in cortex development
Kai Kaila
and formation
Marie Mennesson
Biological
Zuzanna Misiewicz
Biological
Involvement of Neto and Kainate
Iiris Hovatta
receptor genes in anxiety
A cross-species neurogenomics
Iiris Hovatta
approach to anxiety
Biological
Mordehay Medvedovsky
Methodological and clinical
Jyrki
cross-species
Mäkelä, Ritva
neurogenomics
Paetau
approach to anxiety
Medicine
Johanna Mäkelä
Regulation of mitochondrial
Dan
activity
Lindholm
by PGC-1± in dopaminergic
Medicine
neurons
Teemu Mäntylä
Sairaudentunnottomuus jaLaura
itsehavainnointi
Hokkanen, ensipsykoosista
Jaana Suvisaari,
Behavioral
kärsivillä
Tuukka Raij
potilail
Kert Mätlik
The mode of action and activity
UrmasofArumäe,
novel neurotrophic
Mikko Airavaara
Biological
factors MANF and CD
Ester Orav
Mechanisms and physiological
Sari Lauri
consequences of non-canonical
Biological kainate-rece
Sonja Paetau
The interaction between the
Carlneuronal
G. Gahmberg
adhesion molecule
Biological
ICAM-5 and micro
Eeva Parkkonen
Modulation of motor-cortex
Nina
rhythms
Forssafter cerebral stroke
Medicine
Dan Pham
Study on the expression of GABA(A) R alpha 2 inDan
brainLindholm
by drugs and deubiq
M
Sami Piirainen
Li Tian
Dina Popova
Using animal models to address the role of microglial activation in neuropsy
Biological
Neurophysiological mechanisms
Eero Castren,
of adultTomi
brainTaira
plasticity
Veterinary
induced by physiolo
Alexey Pospelov
Role of brainstem structures
Kai in
Kaila
the febrile seizures Biological
generation
Noora Raivio
Aivoperäisen hermokasvutekijän
Kalervo (Brain-derived
Kiianmaa
neurotrophic
Biological factor, BDNF)
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Riikka Rajamäki
Studying motor recovery after
Nina stroke
Forss with magnetoencephalography
Medicine
Eva Rikandi
First-episode psychosis: An
Tuukka
fMRI Raij,
studyJ.ofSuvisaari,
changesBehavioral
in
L. brain
Hokkanen
function and con
Stanislav Rozov
Histamine as part of timekeeping
Pertti Panula
system in mammals
Medicine
Elyana Saad
Interaction of perceptual and
Juhamnemonic
Silvanto, Teija
functions
Kujala
inBehavioral
the early visual areas.
Tuulia Saarenpää
Characterization of structures
Adrian
and
Goldman
functions in RETBiological
signalling
Svetlana Semenova
The role of tyrosine hydroxylase
Pertti Panula
2-producing cells in
Medicine
the development and fu
Fariba Sharifian
Model-based exploration of
Simo
interactions
Vanni in the visual
Medicine
cortex
Felix Siebenhühner
Phase synchronization of Satu
neuronal
Palva,
oscillations
Matias Palva
in human
Biological
cognitive processin
Anna Shteintcaig
Long-term effects of the antidepressant
Eero Castren fluoxetine treatment
Biologicalon neuronal pla
Anton Tokariev
Studying of neonatal brainSampsa
activity Vanhatalo,
during maturation
Matias
Biological
Palva
Maksym Tokariev
Brain functional network connectivity
Synnöve Carlson
study in healthy
Medicine
children and children w
Wessel van Leeuwen
The consequences of cumulative
Tarja Stenberg,
sleep restriction
Mikko Härmä
and
Medicine
subsequent recovery
Kärt Varendi
Studies on 3'UTR-mediated
Jaan-Olle
regulation
Andressoo,
of neurotrophic
Mart
Biological
Saarma
factors BDNF and GD
Olena Ventskovska
Common physiological mechanisms
Tarja Stenberg
of depression Medicine
and sleep disorders: gen
Marina Veremieva
Novel primate-specific GDNFOS-3
Mikko Airavaara
protein in normal
Biological
and diseased brain
Sheng Hua Wang
Systems-level Neural Dynamics
Matias Underlying
Palva, Satuthe
Palva
Human
Biological
Working Memory
Xu Yan
Understanding the propagation
Henri Huttunen
mechanisms of the Biological
proteins involved in neur
Alexey Yukin
Animal Models of Early Brain
Kai Kaila
Disordes
Xiang Zhao
The role of Amphoterin (HMGB1,
Heikki Rauvala
high mobility group
Biological
box 1 protein) and Am
Biological
AALTO UNIVERSITY B&M STUDENTS
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Name
Thesis title
Supervisor(s)
Department
Heidi Ala-Salomäki
Multimodal imaging of language
Mia Liljeström,
networksRiitta Salmelin
O.V. Lounasmaa Lab
Anna Maria Alexandrou Natural rhythmicity and neural
Riitta oscillatory
Salmelin connectivity
O.V.
during
Lounasmaa
natural speech
Lab
Jussi Alho
Integration of sensory andIiro
motor
Jääskeläinen
information in speech
BECS
perception
Lara Farzaneh Ejtehadian
Neural basis of social relationships
Lauri Nummenmaa
BECS
Tero Hakala
Neurocognitive and computational
Riitta Salmelin
modeling of morphological
O.V. Lounasmaa
processing
Lab
Darko Hric
Community detection in complex
Santo Fortunato
networks
Enrico Glerean
Dynamic functional connectivity
Jouko Lampinen
in the human brain:BECS
methods for fMRI and a
BECS
Athanasios Gotsopoulos
Computational modeling of
Jouko
emotional
Lampinen
responses under
BECS
naturalistic condition
Hanna Halme
MEG- and EEG-based neurofeedback
Lauri Parkkonen
methods forBECS
stroke rehabilitation
Julio Hernández Pavón Studying language areas Risto
of theIlmoniemi
human brain with TMS-EEG
BECS
Lotta Hirvenkari
Juho Kokkala
Onerva Korhonen
BECS
Kaisu Lankinen
Mikko Lähteenmäki
Neural correlates of socialRiitta
interactions
Hari
in natural conditions
O.V. Lounasmaa Lab
Aki Vehtari
BECS
Dynamic brain networks Jari Saramäki, Mikko Sams
Neuromagnetic responsesMiika
to movie
Koskinen
viewing
O.V. Lounasmaa Lab
Brain basis of nonconscious
Lauri
emotional
Nummenmaa
processing BECS
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Anne Mandel
Human brain mechanismsRiitta
underlying
Hari, Lauri
real-time
Parkkonen
social
O.V.
interaction
Lounasmaa Lab
Anni Nora
Neural correlates of learning
Riitta
new
Salmelin
word forms in typically
O.V. Lounasmaa
developed and
Labdys
Siina Pamilo
Human brain activity during
Riitta
movie
Hari,
viewing:
Mika Seppä,
Focus Sanna
on
O.V.
data
Lounasmaa
Malinen
analysis Lab
Jukka Saari
Multimodal brain imaging Miika
using Koskinen
movies and continuous
O.V. speech
Lounasmaa
as stimuli
Lab
Heini Saarimäki
Decoding subjective emotional
Iiro Jääskeläinen
states based on brain
BECS
activity
Dmitry Smirnov
BECS
Juulia Suvilehto
Brain basis of intersubjectivity:
Mikkoneuroimaging
Sams
studies under naturalistic cond
Sofia Volynets
BECS
Johan Westö
Cognitive and neural mechanisms
Lauri Nummenmaa
of nonverbal communication via facial exp
Ivan Zubarev
Maintaining social bonds via
Lauri
interpersonal
Nummenmaa
touching:BECS
A cross-cultural study
Speech processing as anMikko
emergent
Sams
function of temporal
BECSintegration in the au
Lauri Parkkonen
BECS
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