Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I’m a postdoctoral researcher with a PhD in psychology, working in the Cognitive Brain Research Unit in the Medical Faculty of the University of Helsinki. I’m vice director of the DyslexiaBaby project (funded by the Academy of Finland and Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation) by Professor Teija Kujala. My PhD docused on the development of auditory skills from infancy to adulthood and how it is shaped by music training. Early auditory skills and their neuroplasticity are particularly interesting to me. I’m currently supervising two PhD theses and several master’s theses in psychology.
Fields of Science
- 515 Psychology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Infancy and early childhood maturation of neural auditory change detection and its associations to familial dyslexia risk
Virtala, P., Putkinen, V., Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist, L., Thiede, A., Partanen, E. & Kujala, T., May 2022, In: Clinical Neurophysiology. 137, p. 159-176 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Musiikin oppimisen siirtovaikutuksia
Linnavalli, T. & Virtala, P. M., 2022, Musiikkipsykologia. Louhivuori, J., Saarikallio, S. & Toiviainen, P. (eds.). 2.painos ed. Jyväskylä: Eino Roiha -säätiö, p. 323-346 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Impaired Perception and Neural Processing of Rules in Developmental Dyslexia
Virtala, P., Partanen, E. & Kujala, T., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Learning Disabilities. 54, 6, p. 452-465 14 p., 0022219420988004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Structural white matter connectometry of reading and dyslexia
Sihvonen, A. J., Virtala, P., Thiede, A., Laasonen, M. & Kujala, T., 1 Nov 2021, In: NeuroImage. 241, 10 p., 118411.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Voxel and surface based whole brain analysis shows reading skill associated grey matter abnormalities in dyslexia
Kujala, T., Sihvonen, A., Thiede, A., Palo-oja, P., Virtala, P. M., Numminen, J. & Laasonen, M., 25 May 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 9 p., 10862.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Projects
- 1 Active
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Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain
Linnavalli, T., Tervaniemi, M., Huotilainen, M., Särkämö, T., Kujala, T. & Virtala, P. M.
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2029
Project: Academy of Finland: Centres of Exellence funding
Activities
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Lapselle lukemisen varhaiset hyödyt
Paula Maarit Virtala (Speaker)
19 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Helsingin seudun erilaisten oppijoiden liitto HERO ry:n webinaari
Paula Maarit Virtala (Attendee)
15 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Frontiers in Neuroscience (Journal)
Paula Maarit Virtala (Reviewer)
8 May 2019 → 27 Nov 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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Society for Neurobiology of Language (SNL) 2019
Paula Maarit Virtala (Attendee)
20 Aug 2019 → 22 Aug 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Brain Research (Journal)
Paula Maarit Virtala (Reviewer)
20 Dec 2019 → 25 Mar 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press / Media
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Pystytkö lukemaan tekstiä lukivaikeudesta kärsivän silmin? Hankaluus näkyy arjessa usein jo ennen kouluikää
16/04/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Lapselle kannattaa lukea - ja paljon! Haastattelu Suomen Lastenhoitoalan Liiton jäsenlehti Slalliin 3-4/2019
12/06/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Vastasyntynyt erottaa äidinkielensä muiden kielten joukosta - haastattelu Yle Radio Suomen ohjelmassa: Haastattelu ohjelmasarjassa Aivot - tärkein pääomasi
06/07/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Musiikkiharrastus tuo hyvän koulutuksen - haastattelu Maaseudun tulevaisuus -lehdessä
16/03/2016
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Yle Radio Perämeri: haastattelu Lukivauva-hankkeesta ja musiikkiharrastuksen vaikutuksesta aivojen kehitykseen ja kuntoutukseen
02/11/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media