About me
I am a University Lecturer in Psychology and I have a title of docent in developmental psychology. My research interests are developmental psychology, social cognition and particularly the development of emotion perception. I work in the Human Information Processing Laboratory where my current research is focused on the TransParent project and a longitudinal study on empathy development in early childhood. My publications are listed in the Tampere University Research Portal
Main positions of trust
Head of Degree Programme in Psychology (2023-)
Dopsy - the doctoral training network in psychology: Director (2019-2022)
Nordic Attachment Network: Executive Board Member (2018-)
Research unit
Research fields
Psychology
Research career
M.A. Tampere University, 2006
PhD, Tampere University, 2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Leiden University, 2012-2013
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tampere University, 2014-2017
Academy Research Fellow, Tampere University, 2017-2022
Senior Research Fellow, Tampere Institute for Advanced Study, 2021-2023
Latest publications
Psychophysiological responses to eye contact with a humanoid robot: Impact of perceived intentionality
Linnunsalo, S., Küster, D., Yrttiaho, S., Peltola, M. J. & Hietanen, J. K., Oct 2023, In: NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA. 189, 108668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Attachment goes to court: Child protection and custody issues
Forslund, T., Granqvist, P., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Sagi-Schwartz, A., Glaser, D., Steele, M., Hammarlund, M., Schuengel, C., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Steele, H., Shaver, P. R., Lux, U., Simmonds, J., Jacobvitz, D., Groh, A. M., Bernard, K., Cyr, C., Hazen, N. L., Foster, S., Psouni, E., & 50 others , 2022, In: Attachment & Human Development. 24, 1, p. 1-52 52 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Being watched by a humanoid robot and a human: Effects on affect-related psychophysiological responses
Kiilavuori, H., Peltola, M. J., Sariola, V. & Hietanen, J. K., Nov 2022, In: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 175, 108451.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Hormonal and behavioral responses to an infant simulator in women with and without children
Sinisalo, H., Bakermans‐Kranenburg, M. J. & Peltola, M. J., Nov 2022, In: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY. 64, 7, e22321.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
How do early family systems predict emotion recognition in middle childhood?
Laamanen, P., Kiuru, N., Flykt, M., Vänskä, M., Hietanen, J. K., Peltola, M. J., Kurkela, E., Poikkeus, P., Tiitinen, A. & Lindblom, J., 2022, In: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT. 31, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Neural specialization to human faces at the age of 7 months
Yrttiaho, S., Kylliäinen, A., Parviainen, T. & Peltola, M. J., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 12471.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Processing children's faces in the parental brain: A meta-analysis of ERP studies
Vuoriainen, E., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Huffmeijer, R., van IJzendoorn, M. H. & Peltola, M. J., May 2022, In: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 136, 104604.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
Frontal EEG asymmetry in infants observing separation and comforting events: The role of infants’ attachment relationship
Biro, S., Peltola, M., Huffmeijer, R., Alink, L., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. & van IJzendoorn, M. H., 2021, In: DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 48, 100941.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Making Eye Contact with a Robot: Psychophysiological Responses to Eye Contact with a Human and with a Humanoid Robot
Kiilavuori, H., Sariola, V., Peltola, M. J. & Hietanen, J. K., 2021, In: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 158, 107989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Signaled night awakening and its association with social information processing and socio-emotional development across the first two years
Mäkelä, T. E., Kylliäinen, A., Saarenpää-Heikkilä, O., Paavonen, E. J., Paunio, T., Leppänen, J. M. & Peltola, M. J., 2021, In: Sleep. 44, 12, zsab179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review