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Jari K. Hietanen

Jari K. Hietanen

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Neuroscience

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64
Citations
16166
World Ranking
3240
National Ranking
20

Psychology

D-Index
64
Citations
16063
World Ranking
2967
National Ranking
27

Overview

Jari K. Hietanen is a researcher affiliated with Tampere University in Finland, specializing in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their work predominantly addresses topics within cognitive neuroscience and social psychology, with a focus on human perception, social interaction, and emotional judgment.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Their research further delves into subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Clinical Psychology

Core topics of Jari K. Hietanen's research cover:

  • Face Recognition and Perception
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Social Robot Interaction and HRI (Human-Robot Interaction)
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Cultural Differences and Values

This scientist has published in multiple academic venues, which include:

  • Biological Psychology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Consciousness and Cognition
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Psychophysiology

Jari K. Hietanen's recent notable papers involve studies of eye contact and social interaction, both with humans and robots, reflecting interdisciplinary interests merging psychology and technology:

  • "Psychophysiological responses to eye contact in a live interaction and in video call," 2020, Psychophysiology
  • "Making eye contact with a robot: Psychophysiological responses to eye contact with a human and with a humanoid robot," 2020, Biological Psychology
  • "Eye contact in virtual reality - A psychophysiological study," 2020, Computers in Human Behavior
  • "The influence of role awareness, empathy induction and trait empathy on dictator game giving," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Effects of fear on donations to climate change mitigation," 2022, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this researcher include:

  • Mikko J. Peltola
  • Samuli Linnunsalo
  • Santeri Yrttiaho
  • Aleksi H. Syrjämäki
  • Dennis Küster

This profile reflects the scientific interests and collaborative network of Jari K. Hietanen, emphasizing their engagement within experimental psychology and the intersection of social cognition and technology.

Best Publications

  • Organization and functions of cells responsive to faces in the temporal cortex.

    D I Perrett;J K Hietanen;M W Oram;P J Benson

  • Bodily maps of emotions

    Lauri Nummenmaa;Enrico Glerean;Riitta Hari;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Frameworks of analysis for the neural representation of animate objects and actions.

    D I Perrett;M H Harries;R Bevan;S Thomas

  • Depression biases the recognition of emotionally neutral faces

    Jukka M. Leppänen;Maarten Milders;J.Stephen Bell;Emma Terriere

  • Is emotional contagion special? An fMRI study on neural systems for affective and cognitive empathy.

    Lauri Nummenmaa;Jussi Hirvonen;Riitta Parkkola;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Positive facial expressions are recognized faster than negative facial expressions, but why?

    Jukka M. Leppänen;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Viewer-centred and object-centred coding of heads in the macaque temporal cortex

    D. I. Perrett;M. W. Oram;M. H. Harries;R. Bevan

  • Seeing direct and averted gaze activates the approach-avoidance motivational brain systems.

    Jari K. Hietanen;Jukka M. Leppänen;Mikko J. Peltola;Kati Linna-aho

  • Facial and emotional reactions to Duchenne and non-Duchenne smiles.

    Veikko Surakka;Jari K Hietanen

  • Face-selective processing in human extrastriate cortex around 120 ms after stimulus onset revealed by magneto- and electroencephalography

    Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen;Klaus Linkenkaer-Hansen;Jaakko M Palva;Mikko Sams;Jari K Hietanen

  • Skin conductance responses to another person's gaze in children with autism

    Anneli Kylliäinen;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Does your gaze direction and head orientation shift my visual attention

    Jari K. Hietanen

  • Does facial expression affect attention orienting by gaze direction cues

    Jari K Hietanen;Jukka M Leppänen

  • Emergence of enhanced attention to fearful faces between 5 and 7 months of age.

    Mikko J. Peltola;Jukka M. Leppänen;Silja Mäki;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Attention to Eye Contact in the West and East: Autonomic Responses and Evaluative Ratings

    Hironori Akechi;Atsushi Senju;Helen Uibo;Yukiko Kikuchi

  • Maps of subjective feelings

    Lauri Nummenmaa;Riitta Hari;Jari K. Hietanen;Enrico Glerean

  • Emotion recognition and social adjustment in school-aged girls and boys.

    Jukka M. Leppänen;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Facial electromyographic responses to vocal affect expressions

    Jari K. Hietanen;Veikko Surakka;Ilkka Linnankoski

  • Affect and face perception: odors modulate the recognition advantage of happy faces.

    Jukka M. Leppänen;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Fearful faces modulate looking duration and attention disengagement in 7-month-old infants.

    Mikko J. Peltola;Jukka M. Leppänen;Tiina Palokangas;Jari K. Hietanen

  • Face-specific responses from the human inferior occipito-temporal cortex

    M. Sams;Jari Hietanen;R. Hari;R. J. Ilmoniemi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jukka M. Leppänen
Jukka M. Leppänen University of Turku
Lauri Nummenmaa
Lauri Nummenmaa Turku University Hospital
David I. Perrett
David I. Perrett University of St Andrews
Mikko Sams
Mikko Sams Aalto University
Philip J. Benson
Philip J. Benson University of Aberdeen
Riitta Hari
Riitta Hari Aalto University
Andrzej Cichocki
Andrzej Cichocki Systems Research Institute
Kalevi Korpela
Kalevi Korpela Tampere University
Anthony J. Bailey
Anthony J. Bailey University of British Columbia
Jukka Hyönä
Jukka Hyönä University of Turku

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