Pilleriin
Sikka
Psychology
Psychology
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Areas of expertise
Cognitive neuroscience
Emotions
Sleep and Dreaming
Consciousness
Well-Being
Happiness
Research
The first line of my research focuses on studying the psychological and neural basis of altered states of consciousness utilizing the model system of the dreaming brain. I am especially interested in dream emotions and methodological issues in investigating dream (emotional) content.
The second line of my research explores the psychological and neural basis of (mental) well-being using a multidisciplinary and multilevel framework that draws on the concepts, theories and research from philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and (molecular) biology.
I also investigate well-being across waking and dreaming states, that is, how waking well-being is related to dream (emotional) content.
Publications
Dream affect : conceptual and methodological issues in the study of emotions and moods experienced in dreams (2020)
(Artikkeliväitöskirja (G5))Subjective ratings of fear are associated with frontal late positive potential asymmetry, but not with early brain activity over the occipital and centro-parietal cortices (2020)
Psychophysiology
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EEG Frontal Alpha Asymmetry and Dream Affect: Alpha Oscillations over the Right Frontal Cortex during REM Sleep and Presleep Wakefulness Predict Angerin REM Sleep Dreams (2019)
Journal of Neuroscience
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How to study dream experiences (2019)
(Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli kokoomateoksessa (A3))Relationship between EEG frontal alpha asymmetry and dream affect (2018)
Journal of Sleep Research
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Peace of mind and anxiety in the waking state are related to the affective content of dreams (2018)
Scientific Reports
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Dream emotions: a comparison of home dream reports with laboratory early and late REM dream reports (2018)
Journal of Sleep Research
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How You Measure Is What You Get: Differences in Self- and External Ratings of Emotional Experiences in Home Dreams (2017)
American Journal of Psychology
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I know how you felt last night, or do I? Self- and external ratings of emotions in REM sleep dreams – Self- and external ratings of emotions in REM sleep dreams (2014)
Self- and external ratings of emotions in REM sleep dreams
Consciousness and Cognition
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The Existence of a Hypnotic State Revealed by Eye Movements (2011)
PLoS ONE
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