Laura Säisänen
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher, project researcher (BP-Pain), Title of Docent in Experimental Neurophysiology
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
laura.saisanen@uef.fi | +358 50 518 9036
My background is in biomedicine, which I studied at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, where I graduated 2005. At the beginning of 2006, I started as a research assistant at the newly initiated navigated TMS lab at Kuopio University Hospital, and since then I have had the privilege to work in numerous projects with different topics.
Currently, I am working in a project aiming to elucidate the neuroplastic capacity in osteoarthritis and recovery after operation.
My aim is to improve methods and practices in non-invasive brain stimulation.
Research groups
Publications
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Associations between physical fitness and cerebellar gray matter volume in adolescents
Jalanko, Petri; Säisänen, Laura; Kallioniemi, Elisa; Könönen, Mervi; Lakka, Timo A; Määttä, Sara; Haapala, Eero A. 2023. Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports. [Epub ahead of print 9 Oct 2023]: 1-14 -
Detecting negative myoclonus during long-term home measurements using wearables
Sinokki, Aku; Säisänen, Laura; Hyppönen, Jelena; Silvennoinen, Katri; Kälviäinen, Reetta; Mervaala, Esa; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Rissanen, Saara M. 2023. Clinical neurophysiology. 156: 166-174 -
Developmental models of motor-evoked potential features by transcranial magnetic stimulation across age groups from childhood to adulthood
Nguyen, Dao T A; Julkunen, Petro; Säisänen, Laura; Määttä, Sara; Rissanen, Saara M; Lintu, Niina; Könönen, Mervi; Lakka, Timo; Karjalainen, Pasi A. 2023. Scientific reports. 13: -
Near-threshold recruitment characteristics of motor evoked potentials in transcranial magnetic stimulation
Demjan, Michal; Säisänen, Laura; Reijonen, Jusa; Rissanen, Saara; Määttä, Sara; Julkunen, Petro. 2023. Brain research. 1805: -
Efficacy and tolerability in patients with chronic facial pain of two consecutive treatment periods of rTMS applied over the facial motor cortex, using protocols differing in stimulation frequency, duration, and train pattern
Säisänen, Laura; Huttunen, Jukka; Hyppönen, Jelena; Nissen, Mette; Kotiranta, Ulla; Mervaala, Esa; Fraunberg, Mikael von und zu. 2022. Neurophysiologie clinique-clinical neurophysiology. 52: 95-108 -
Minimum-Norm Estimation of TMS-Activated Motor Cortical Sites in Realistic Head and Brain Geometry
Reijonen, Jusa; Säisänen, Laura; Pitkänen, Minna; Julkunen, Meri; Ilmoniemi, Risto J; Nieminen, Petteri; Julkunen, Petro. 2022. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering. 30: 441-454 -
The effect of shunt surgery on corticospinal excitability in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
Sirkka, Jani; Säisänen, Laura; Julkunen, Petro; Könönen, Mervi; Kallioniemi, Elisa; Leinonen, Ville; Danner, Nils. 2022. Fluids and barriers of the cns. 19: . 89 -
Mapping of Motor Function with Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Review on Clinical Application in Brain Tumors and Methods for Ensuring Feasible Accuracy
Sollmann, Nico; Krieg, Sandro M; Säisänen, Laura; Julkunen, Petro. 2021. Brain sciences. 11: 897 -
Upper limb dysfunction and activities in daily living in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus
Sirkka, Jani; Parviainen, Marita; Jyrkkänen, Henna-Kaisa; Koivisto, Anne M.; Säisänen, Laura; Rauramaa, Tuomas; Leinonen, Ville; Danner, Nils. 2021. Acta neurochirurgica. 163: 2675-2683 -
Wearable monitoring of positive and negative myoclonus in progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1
Rissanen, Saara M; Hyppönen, Jelena; Silvennoinen, Katri; Säisänen, Laura; Karjalainen, Pasi A; Mervaala, Esa; Kälviäinen, Reetta. 2021. Clinical neurophysiology. 132: 2464-2472