Projects per year
Organization profile
Organisation 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
- Cognitive Science
- Department of Digital Humanities - Academy Research Fellow, University Lecturer
- Mind and Matter
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
- Faculty Common Matters - Title of Docent
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Ida Maasalo
- Department of Digital Humanities
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
- Doctoral Programme in Psychology, Learning and Communication
Person: Other, Teaching and research personnel
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Jami Pekkanen
- Cognitive Science
- Department of Digital Humanities - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 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 Student
- High Performance Cognition group
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
- Doctoral Programme in Psychology, Learning and Communication
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff
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Samuel Tuhkanen
- Department of Digital Humanities - Doctoral Student
- TRU (Traffic Research Unit)
- Doctoral Programme in Psychology, Learning and Communication
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
Projects
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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.
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
Publications
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Dynamic scan paths investigations under manual and highly automated driving
Navarro, J., Lappi, O., Osiurak, F., Hernout, E., Gabaude, C. & Reynaud, E., 12 Feb 2021, In : Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 17 p., 3776.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Physiological responses to proposals during dyadic decision-making conversations
Stevanovic, M., Tuhkanen, S., Järvensivu, M. H., Koskinen, E., Savander, E., Valkeapää, T. & Valkia, K. M., 2021, In : PLoS One. 16, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The psychophysiological experience of solving moral dilemmas together: An interdisciplinary comparison between participants with and without depression
Koskinen, E., Tuhkanen, S., Järvensivu, M. H., Savander, E. E., Valkeapää, T., Valkia, K. M., Weiste, E. & Stevanovic, M., 2021, In : Frontiers in Communication - Language Sciences. 6, 17Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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All Happy Emotions Are Alike but Every Unhappy Emotion Is Unhappy in Its Own Way: A Network Perspective to Academic Emotions
Mattsson, M., Hailikari, T. & Parpala, A., 30 Apr 2020, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 18 p., 742.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Editorial: High Performance Cognition: Information-Processing in Complex Skills, Expert Performance, and Flow
Cowley, B. U., Dehais, F., Fairclough, S., Karran, A. J., Palomäki, J. & Lappi, O., 6 Oct 2020, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 11, 3 p., 579950.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Open AccessFile
Activities
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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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BrAIn Seminar
Otto Lappi (Attendee)
15 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
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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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Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour (Journal)
Otto Lappi (Reviewer)
24 Apr 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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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