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Katja
Valli

Docent, Psychology
PhD, Docent

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Areas of expertise

Consciouness
altered states of consciousness
sleep
dreaming
anesthesia
evolutionary psychology

Biography

My research mainly focuses on the simulation theories of the evolutionary function of dreaming (the threat simulation and social simulation theories), and on understanding the neural mechanisms of conscious experiences in general, and dreaming in particular.

Teaching

I regularly teach courses on sleep, dreaming and other altered states of consciusness, and on evolutionary psychology.

Research

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

Publications

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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)

NREM-parasomniat (2026)

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