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Overview

Petro Julkunen is affiliated with the University of Eastern Finland in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to subfields such as Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects
  • Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Vestibular and Auditory Disorders
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Julkunen has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Brain Stimulation
  • Brain Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers by Petro Julkunen include:

  • "Bridging the gap: TMS-EEG from lab to clinic", 2022, Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • "TMS combined with EEG: Recommendations and open issues for data collection and analysis", 2023, Brain Stimulation
  • "Mapping of Motor Function with Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Review on Clinical Application in Brain Tumors and Methods for Ensuring Feasible Accuracy", 2021, Brain Sciences
  • "Mechanobiological model for simulation of injured cartilage degradation via pro-inflammatory cytokines and mechanical stimulus", 2020, PLoS Computational Biology
  • "Primary hand motor representation areas in healthy children, preadolescents, adolescents, and adults", 2020, NeuroImage

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Julkunen include:

  • Laura Säïsänen
  • Jusa Reijonen
  • Mervi Könönen
  • Petteri Nieminen
  • Sara Määttä

Best Publications

  • Comparison of navigated and non-navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for motor cortex mapping, motor threshold and motor evoked potentials.

    Petro Julkunen;Laura Säisänen;Nils Danner;Eini Niskanen

  • TMS combined with EEG: Recommendations and open issues for data collection and analysis

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  • Factors influencing cortical silent period: optimized stimulus location, intensity and muscle contraction.

    Laura Säisänen;Eriikka Pirinen;Selja Teitti;Mervi Könönen

  • Motor potentials evoked by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation in healthy subjects.

    Laura Säisänen;Petro Julkunen;Eini Niskanen;Nils Danner

  • Novel parameters indicate significant differences in severity of obstructive sleep apnea with patients having similar apnea–hypopnea index

    Antti Kulkas;Pekka Tiihonen;Petro Julkunen;Esa Mervaala

  • Reproducibility in TMS–EEG studies: A call for data sharing, standard procedures and effective experimental control

    Paolo Belardinelli;Mana Biabani;Daniel M. Blumberger;Marta Bortoletto

  • Navigated TMS combined with EEG in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a pilot study.

    Petro Julkunen;Anne M. Jauhiainen;Susanna Westerén-Punnonen;Eriikka Pirinen

  • Methods for estimating cortical motor representation size and location in navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Petro Julkunen

  • Does second-scale intertrial interval affect motor evoked potentials induced by single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation?

    Petro Julkunen;Laura Säisänen;Taina Hukkanen;Nils Danner

  • Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and computed electric field strength reduce stimulator-dependent differences in the motor threshold.

    Nils Danner;Petro Julkunen;Mervi Könönen;Laura Säisänen

  • Group-level variations in motor representation areas of thenar and anterior tibial muscles: Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study.

    Eini Niskanen;Petro Julkunen;Laura Säisänen;Ritva Vanninen

  • Efficient reduction of stimulus artefact in TMS-EEG by epithelial short-circuiting by mini-punctures.

    P. Julkunen;A. Pääkkönen;T. Hukkanen;M Könönen

  • Mechanical characterization of articular cartilage by combining magnetic resonance imaging and finite-element analysis—a potential functional imaging technique

    P Julkunen;R K Korhonen;R K Korhonen;M J Nissi;J S Jurvelin

  • Mapping of Motor Function with Neuronavigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Review on Clinical Application in Brain Tumors and Methods for Ensuring Feasible Accuracy.

    Nico Sollmann;Sandro M. Krieg;Laura Säisänen;Petro Julkunen

  • Novel parameters for evaluating severity of sleep disordered breathing and for supporting diagnosis of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

    A. Kulkas;P. Tiihonen;K. Eskola;P. Julkunen

  • Parallel input makes the brain run faster

    Tommi Raij;Jari Karhu;Dubravko Kicic;Dubravko Kicic;Pantelis Lioumis

  • Altered cortical inhibition in Unverricht-Lundborg type progressive myoclonus epilepsy (EPM1).

    Nils Danner;Petro Julkunen;Jelena Khyuppenen;Taina Hukkanen

  • Bridging the gap: TMS-EEG from lab to clinic

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  • Combining transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography may contribute to assess the severity of Alzheimer's disease.

    Petro Julkunen;Anne M. Jauhiainen;Mervi Könönen;Ari Pääkkönen

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation modulation of corticospinal excitability by targeting cortical I-waves with biphasic paired-pulses.

    Elisa Kallioniemi;Petri Savolainen;Gustaf Järnefelt;Päivi Koskenkorva

  • Non-invasive preoperative localization of primary motor cortex in epilepsy surgery by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Laura Säisänen;Mervi Könönen;Petro Julkunen;Sara Määttä

  • TMS-EEG reveals impaired intracortical interactions and coherence in Unverricht-Lundborg type progressive myoclonus epilepsy (EPM1).

    Petro Julkunen;Laura Säisänen;Mervi Könönen;Ritva Vanninen

  • Threshold curves for transcranial magnetic stimulation to improve reliability of motor pathway status assessment

    Petro Julkunen;Jarmo Ruohonen;Saara Sääskilahti;Laura Säisänen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mervi Könönen
Mervi Könönen University of Eastern Finland
Jari Karhu
Jari Karhu Nexstim (Finland)
Esa Mervaala
Esa Mervaala University of Eastern Finland
Reetta Kälviäinen
Reetta Kälviäinen University of Eastern Finland
Risto J. Ilmoniemi
Risto J. Ilmoniemi Aalto University
Jari Tiihonen
Jari Tiihonen Karolinska Institute
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki University of Helsinki
Paul B. Fitzgerald
Paul B. Fitzgerald Australian National University
Amit Etkin
Amit Etkin Stanford University
Hilkka Soininen
Hilkka Soininen University of Eastern Finland

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