Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
My research interests are music-related speech perception abilities and development of auditory cortical functioning in prelingually deaf children with Cochlear Implant devices. The main goal of my studies is to develop rehabilitation of hearing and speech with music. The research methodologies include measurements of Event Related Potentials (ERPs) and computer-based behavioural experiments.
Education/Academic qualification
Logopedics, Speech- and language therapist
Keywords
- 6163 Logopedics
- 515 Psychology
- Cognitive neuroscience
- 999 Others
- Speech processing
- Music perception
- Auditory processing
- Music perception and cognition, music analysis, performance
- Rehabilitation of spoken language
- Auditory working memory
- Auditory attention
- event-related potential (ERP
- Speech and language therapy
- Cochlear Implants
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications 2006 2018
Developmental links between speech perception in noise, singing, and cortical processing of music in children with cochlear implants
Torppa, R., Faulkner, A., Kujala, T., Huotilainen, M. & Lipsanen, J., Dec 2018, In : Music Perception. 36, 2, p. 156-174 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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The perception of prosody and associated auditory cues in early-implanted children: The role of auditory working memory and musical activities
Torppa, R., Faulkner, A., Huotilainen, M., Jaervikivi, J., Lipsanen, J., Laasonen, M. & Vainio, M., Mar 2014, In : International Journal of Audiology. 53, 3, p. 182-191 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Acquisition of focus by normal hearing and Cochlear implanted children: The role of musical experience
Torppa, R., Faulkner, A., Vainio, M. & Järvikivi, J., 2010, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Speech Prosody. 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Interplay between singing and cortical processing of music: a longitudinal study in children with cochlear implants
Torppa, R., Huotilainen, M., Leminen, M., Lipsanen, J. & Tervaniemi, M., 10 Dec 2014, In : Frontiers in Psychology. 5, 16 p., 1389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Cortical processing of musical sounds in children with Cochlear Implants
Torppa, R., Salo, E., Makkonen, T., Loimo, H., Pykäläinen, J., Lipsanen, J., Faulkner, A. & Huotilainen, M., 2012, In : Clinical Neurophysiology. 123, 10, p. 1966-1979 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Projects 2011 2017
- 2 Active
The Role of Music in Families of Children with Hearing Loss
Torppa, R., Looi, V. & Kaila, E.
03/04/2017 → …
Project: Research project
Cognitive Neuroscience Cluster (CNC)
Brattico, E., Huotilainen, M., Iivonen, T., Istok, E., Jansson-Verkasalo, E. M. M., Koskinen, S. M., Korostenskaja, M., Krohn, K. I., Kujala, T., Kuuluvainen, S., Mittag, M., Mäki-Karjalainen, H. T., Lepistö, T., Lindström, R., Lovio, R. K., Novitski, N., Näätänen, R., Osipova, D., Paavilainen, P., Pakarinen, S., Partanen, E., Putkinen, V., Rämä, P., Shestakova, A., Seppänen, M. S. A., Simoens, V., Simola, P., Särkämö, T., Takegata, R., Teinonen, T. O., Tervaniemi, M., Torppa, R., van Zuijen, T., Ylinen, S., Krause, C., Hiltunen, S., Kuula-Paavola, L., Leminen, A., Pesonen, M. J., Alho, K., Gumenyuk, V., Degerman, A. S., Laari, S. P. K., Koistinen, S. M., Kujala, A. M., Rinne, T., Salmitaival, J. & Salo, E.
25/02/2011 → …
Project: Research Evaluation 2011
Prizes
Honored member of of LapCI ry (Finnish association for children with Cochlear Implants and their families)
Ritva Torppa (Recipient), 21 Apr 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities 2007 2018
Current results of research on music training in children with cochlear implant
Ritva Torppa (Invited speaker)19 Oct 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
The MMN and P3a as an objective marker of auditory skills in CI users
Ritva Torppa (Invited speaker)20 Oct 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Role of singing in children with cochlear implants and their families
Ritva Torppa (Invited speaker)24 Oct 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Current results of research on music training in children with cochlear implant.
Ritva Torppa (Invited speaker)2 Jun 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Mitä musiikki antaa istutelapselle
Ritva Torppa (Invited speaker)12 Apr 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
Radio interview: Radio France (francemusique)
07/12/2015
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Magazine article: Nappi (The magazine of Finnish Association of Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children )
01/12/2015
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Magazine article: Kuuloviesti (The magazine of Federation of Hard of Hearing)
09/11/2015
1 media contribution
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