Teija Kujala
Biographic Data
| ID | 1498641 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Teija Kujala |
| GIVEN NAMES | Teija |
| FAMILY NAME | Kujala |
| SIGNATURE | KUJALA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8814-605X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Distinct production and neural activity of inflections in beginning L2 learners, advanced L2 learners and native speakers
The extent to which adult second language (L2) learners can achieve native-like neural processing of complex inflectional morphology remains unresolved. This study used event-related fMRI to examine neural mechanisms underlying the potential gradual achievement of L1-like proficiency in adult learners of Finnish (L2) with Russian as their first language (L1). Three groups participated: late beginner learners (N = 15, mean exposure to Finnish 24.9…
Training non-native speech sounds results in long-lasting plastic changes - Hard-wiring new memory traces takes time
Training of a foreign language speech sound pair may lead to the formation of new memory traces in young adults who are not very experienced in the target language, as well as to the strengthening of existing memory traces in advanced target language students. We used listen-and-repeat training to test whether previously formed memory traces exist approximately a year later. Further, we compared these learning results with those obtained from adv…
Impaired Perception and Neural Processing of Rules in Developmental Dyslexia
Rules and regularities of language are typically processed in an implicit and effortless way in the human brain. Individuals with developmental dyslexia have problems in implicit learning of regularities in sequential stimuli, but the neural basis of this deficit has not been studied. This study investigated extraction and utilization of a complex auditory rule at neural and perceptual levels in 18 adults with dyslexia and 20 typical readers. Mis…
Motoric Training Alters Speech Sound Perception and Production — Active Listening Training Does Not Lead into Learning Outcomes
Accurate speech-sound perception and production are prerequisites for communication in a non-native language. Earlier research has shown that new categorization and pronunciation patterns evolve in different learning settings and that these skills can be trained with various methods. We tested the effects of two types of training protocols on the production and identification of L2 vowels embedded in a pseudo-word context. Group 1 (Producers) par…
Understanding developmental language disorder - the Helsinki longitudinal SLI study (HelSLI): A study protocol
The project aims to increase our understanding of the multiple interactive risk and protective factors that affect the developing heterogeneous cognitive and behavioral profile of DLD, including factors affecting literacy development. This accumulated knowledge will form a heuristic basis for the development of new interventions targeting linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of DLD
Restricted consonant inventories of 2-year-old Finnish children with a history of recurrent acute otitis media
Many children experience recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM) in early childhood. In a previous study, 2-year-old children with RAOM were shown to have immature neural patterns for speech sound discrimination. The present study further investigated the consonant inventories of these same children using natural speech samples. The results showed that 2-year-old children with RAOM ( N = 19) produced fewer words and had smaller consonant inventories …
Training non-native speech sounds results in long-lasting plastic changes - Hard-wiring new memory traces takes time
Training of a foreign language speech sound pair may lead to the formation of new memory traces in young adults who are not very experienced in the target language, as well as to the strengthening of existing memory traces in advanced target language students. We used listen-and-repeat training to test whether previously formed memory traces exist approximately a year later. Further, we compared these learning results with those obtained from adv…
Restricted consonant inventories of 2-year-old Finnish children with a history of recurrent acute otitis media
Many children experience recurrent acute otitis media (RAOM) in early childhood. In a previous study, 2-year-old children with RAOM were shown to have immature neural patterns for speech sound discrimination. The present study further investigated the consonant inventories of these same children using natural speech samples. The results showed that 2-year-old children with RAOM ( N = 19) produced fewer words and had smaller consonant inventories …
Understanding developmental language disorder - the Helsinki longitudinal SLI study (HelSLI): A study protocol
The project aims to increase our understanding of the multiple interactive risk and protective factors that affect the developing heterogeneous cognitive and behavioral profile of DLD, including factors affecting literacy development. This accumulated knowledge will form a heuristic basis for the development of new interventions targeting linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of DLD
Motoric Training Alters Speech Sound Perception and Production — Active Listening Training Does Not Lead into Learning Outcomes
Accurate speech-sound perception and production are prerequisites for communication in a non-native language. Earlier research has shown that new categorization and pronunciation patterns evolve in different learning settings and that these skills can be trained with various methods. We tested the effects of two types of training protocols on the production and identification of L2 vowels embedded in a pseudo-word context. Group 1 (Producers) par…
Impaired Perception and Neural Processing of Rules in Developmental Dyslexia
Rules and regularities of language are typically processed in an implicit and effortless way in the human brain. Individuals with developmental dyslexia have problems in implicit learning of regularities in sequential stimuli, but the neural basis of this deficit has not been studied. This study investigated extraction and utilization of a complex auditory rule at neural and perceptual levels in 18 adults with dyslexia and 20 typical readers. Mis…
Training non-native speech sounds results in long-lasting plastic changes - Hard-wiring new memory traces takes time
Training of a foreign language speech sound pair may lead to the formation of new memory traces in young adults who are not very experienced in the target language, as well as to the strengthening of existing memory traces in advanced target language students. We used listen-and-repeat training to test whether previously formed memory traces exist approximately a year later. Further, we compared these learning results with those obtained from adv…
Distinct production and neural activity of inflections in beginning L2 learners, advanced L2 learners and native speakers
The extent to which adult second language (L2) learners can achieve native-like neural processing of complex inflectional morphology remains unresolved. This study used event-related fMRI to examine neural mechanisms underlying the potential gradual achievement of L1-like proficiency in adult learners of Finnish (L2) with Russian as their first language (L1). Three groups participated: late beginner learners (N = 15, mean exposure to Finnish 24.9…
Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Language Development and Disorders (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (3 works) · Audiology (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Consonant (2 works)