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Katja
Valli

Docent, Psychology

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Areas of expertise

Consciousness (altered states of consciousness, e.g., sleep, dreaming, parasomnias, anesthesia)
cognitive neuroscience
evolutionary psychology

Biography

My research mainly focuses on understanding the content and neural mechanisms of conscious experiences, utilizing altered states of consciousness, and on investigating the evolutionary function of dreaming (the threat simulation and social simulation theories).

Teaching

Evolutionary psychology.

Research

Consciousness research, Altered states of consciousness, Neural correlates of Consciousness, Sleep and Dreaming, Anesthesia, Evolutionary psychology

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NREM-parasomniat (2026)

Lamusuo, Salla; Markkula, Juha; Saarenpää-Heikkilä, Outi; Sarkanen, Tomi; Valli, Katja
(D2 Artikkeli ammatillisessa kokoomateoksessa)

Unennäkö (2026)

Valli, Katja; Tuominen, Jarno
(A3 Vertaisarvioitu kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa)

REM-parasomniat (2026)

Sarkanen, Tomi; Valli, Katja; Markkula, Juha
(D2 Artikkeli ammatillisessa kokoomateoksessa)

A dream EEG and mentation database (2025)

Nature Communications
Wong, William; Herzog, Rubén; Andrade, Katia Cristine; Andrillon, Thomas; de Araujo, Draulio Barros; Arnulf, Isabelle; Ataei, Somayeh; Avvenuti, Giulia; Baird, Benjamin; Bellesi, Michele; Bergamo, Damiana; Bernardi, Giulio; Blagrove, Mark; Decat, Nicolas; Demirel, Cagatay; Dresler, Martin; Eichenlaub, Jean-Baptiste; Elce, Valentina; Gais, Steffen; De Gennaro, Luigi; Gott, Jarrod; Hiramatsu, Chihiro; Juel, Bjorn Erik; Konkoly, Karen R.; Kumral, Deniz; Lacaux, Celia; LaRocque, Joshua J.; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mallett, Remington; Mota-Rolim, Sérgio Arthuro; Motomura, Yuki; Nilsen, Andre Sevenius; Noreika, Valdas; Oudiette, Delphine; Palhano-Fontes, Fernanda; Palmieri, Jessica; Paller, Ken A.; Perogamvros, Lampros; Revonsuo, Antti; van Rijn, Elaine; Scarpelli, Serena; Schönauer, Monika; Schoch, Sarah F.; Siclari, Francesca; Sikka, Pilleriin; Storm, Johan Frederik; Takeichi, Hiroshige; Valli, Katja; Wamsley, Erin J.; Windt, Jennifer M.; Zhang, Jing; Zhao, Jialin; Tsuchiya, Naotsugu
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )

Nightmares share genetic risk factors with sleep and psychiatric traits (2024)

Translational Psychiatry
Ollila Hanna M., Sinnott-Armstrong Nasa, Kantojärvi Katri, Broberg Martin, Palviainen Teemu, Jones Samuel, Ripatti Vili, Pandit Anita, Rong Robin, Kristiansson Kati, Sandman Nils, Valli Katja, Hublin Christer, Ripatti Samuli, Widen Elisabeth, Kaprio Jaakko, Saxena Richa, Paunio Tiina
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
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