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Viljami Salmela is a University Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, with a docentship in the Faculty of Medicine. He serves as supervisor in multiple doctoral programs including Human Behavior, Cognition Learning Teaching and Communication, and Brain & Mind. Currently, he holds an Academy Research Fellow position and serves as principal investigator for the Face Memory research project.
His educational background includes a PhD in Psychology (2009) and a Docentship in Cognitive Neuroscience (2014), both from the University of Helsinki. His academic journey progressed through the Visual Science research group (PhD), Vision Systems Neuroscience group (first post-doc), and Attention and Memory Networks group (second and third post-doc).
Salmela's research focuses on low and intermediate levels of visual processing, face perception, memory and attention. His current work investigates memory precision for human faces, examining the role of facial features, identity, emotional expression, and intensity of expression using psychophysics, EEG, and fMRI techniques. Recent publications reveal an expansion into studying long-term neurological and cognitive effects of COVID-19 alongside his core visual and auditory processing research.
His scientific contributions include 52 publications and 10 active or completed research projects, with recent work demonstrating a strong integration of cognitive psychology with clinical applications. He has served as principal or co-principal investigator on projects examining decision making in dynamic visual environments, auditory processing in music perception, and eye tracking applications in medical education.
- Article in Editor's Picks, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (2023)
- Faculty PhD Thesis Award (2010)
- Teacher of the year (2007)
Salmela actively supervises doctoral students across multiple programs and has served as reviewer for journals including The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, PLoS One, and Cognition and Emotion. His research activities include participation in numerous conferences such as the Visual Science of Art Conference and the Behavioral and Brain Science Seminar, where he has presented his work on attention and perception mechanisms.
