Projects per year
Organization profile
The Traffic Resarch Unit of the University of Helsinki was founded in 1971.
With a 40-plus-years’ track record on experimental work in challenging naturalistic settings, its mission is to understand the human mind, brain and behavior "on the move". We study human behaviour across the entire life span, and at all levels of skill and learning, from novice to expert.
Research methods combine controlled laboratory and simulator experiments, naturalistic field experiments, cognitive modelling, as well as survey methodologies and qualitative methods. The group is especially strong on rigorous computational analysis and modelling methods, and publishes in high-quality international peer reviewed journals. TRU has a strict Open Source Code, Open Data & Open Access policy.
The research has applications in basic and advanced driver education, vehicle engineering, the design of autonomous vehicles, driver assessment and licensing, road and traffic design and safety efforts.
Fields of Science
- 6162 Cognitive science
- 515 Psychology
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Otto Lappi
- Department of Digital Humanities - Senior University Lecturer, Academy Research Fellow
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Arts) - Title of Docent
- Cognitive Science
- Mind and Matter
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
- Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Jami Pekkanen
- Department of Digital Humanities - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Cognitive Science
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Tuisku Tammi
- Department of Digital Humanities - Doctoral Researcher
- Cognitive Science
- Mind and Matter
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
- High Performance Cognition group
- Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Samuel Tuhkanen
- Department of Digital Humanities - Doctoral Researcher
- Cognitive Science
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
- Doctoral Programme in Cognition, Learning, Instruction and Communication
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher, Teaching and research personnel
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Sense of Space: how the human mind interacts with the spatial world - a combined experimental/computational approach
01/09/2020 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research project
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UPP-PERFORMANCE: Human Performance in Complex Dynamic Tasks - A Unified Predictive Processing Approach
Lappi, O., Pekkanen, J., Tuhkanen, S., Rinkkala, P. J., Frantsi, R. M., Palomäki, J. P. & Siltala, A. E.
01/09/2019 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research project
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Participation, joint decision-making, and social interaction deficits
Stevanovic, M., Tuhkanen, S., Valkia, K. M. & Valkeapää, T.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2020
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
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CDAM: Cognitive Digital Archaeomusicology: Exploring subjective perception of indigenous sacred sites using 3D VR reconstructions and eye tracking
Lappi, O., Pekkanen, J., Rainio, R. & Lassfolk, K.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research project
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Liikennemerkkien ymmärrettävyys - Kansainvälisen liikennemerkkitutkimuksen Suomen osaprojekti
Lappi, O., Lehtonen, E. & Maasalo, I.
22/05/2017 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research project
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Development of Associations between Elementary School Students’ Mindsets and Attentional Neural Processing of Feedback in an Arithmetic Task
Puusepp, I., Linnavalli, T., Tammi, T., Huotilainen, M., Kujala, T., Laine, S., Kuusisto, E. & Tirri, K., 14 Mar 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Egocentric Chunking in the Predictive Brain: A Cognitive Basis of Expert Performance in High-Speed Sports
Lappi, O., 12 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience . 16, 23 p., 822887.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Gaze Strategies in Driving: An Ecological Approach
Lappi, O., 14 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 15 p., 821440.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Improved Auditory Function Caused by Music Versus Foreign Language Training at School Age: Is There a Difference?
Tervaniemi, M., Putkinen, V., Nie, P., Wang, C., Du, B., Lu, J., Li, S., Cowley, B. U., Tammi, T. & Tao, S., Jan 2022, In: Cerebral Cortex. 32, 1, p. 63–75 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Making Food Decisions Together: Physiological and Affective Underpinnings of Relinquishing Preferences and Reaching Decisions
Stevanovic, M., Tuhkanen, S., Jarvensivu, M., Koskinen, E., Lindholm, C., Paananen, J., Savander, E., Valkeapaa, T. & Valkiaranta, K., Jan 2022, In: SAGE Open. 12, 1, 15 p., 21582440221078010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Mikä on Älykkyyden Kognitiivinen Perusta?
Otto Lappi (Speaker)
16 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Ida Maasalo: ”Drivers with Child Passengers in Fatal Crashes: Cautious but Distracted?”
Otto Lappi (Supervisor)
31 Mar 2021Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Minds and Machines (Journal)
Otto Lappi (Reviewer)
9 May 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Night of Sciences: Paradoxes of flow
Otto Lappi (Attendee)
16 Jan 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Markus Mattsson: Psychometrics of Driver Behavior
Otto Lappi (Supervisor)
11 Dec 2020Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Press/Media
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Elisa.net Debatti: Kehittääkö älypuhelimen käyttäminen aivoja?
30/10/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Interview to magazine TV-program A-Studio
Esko Lehtonen
17/08/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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