Multisensory integration in quarter note beat precision by Paappanen, Mikko Pekka

“…This thesis investigates multisensory integration in a musical context, more specifically, in musical beat-based timekeeping. …”
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Performing authenticities : cultural forms and their functions in the Reclaim the Streets -protest by Yliselä, Aura

“…I conceptualize culture as both the concrete cultural praxis (e.g. music, art, dancing) and as a semiotic and cognitive system behind all action. …”
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Not only rock 'n' roll : the reception of Russophone rock in the United States, 1985–2025 by Okko, Antti

“…The clearest example of this was the pop-rock group t.A.T.u., which is a rare example of a Russophone band that was not first and foremost defined by its country of origin. …”
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Discrimination of serial auditory patterns in rats : roles of configural and elemental associations by Nurmi, Tiina

“…In Experiment 2, the CSs were similar to those in Experiment 1 except that they started with a random note. As a result, rats could discriminate between the stimuli when the CS started systematically with the same note. …”
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Liikeanalyysi masentuneiden ja ei-masentuneiden musiikista havaitsemien perustunteiden ilmaisusta liikkeessä by Leinonen, Outi

“…Here, I investigate how depression affects expression of emotions perceived in music through spontaneous movement. Twenty-one clinically depressed individuals and 21 non-depressed controls aged 18-60 were presented with 15 short (1 min) music excerpts. …”
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Nuoret aikuiset maksullisten suoratoistopalvelujen kuluttajina by Hynynen, Tommi

“…A high willingness to pay does not correlate with the actual payments, and a significant proportion (61,9%) of music stream users did not pay for streaming services. …”
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Leading everyday complexity by Boesen-Muhonen, Kira

“…This qualitative case study tries to understand the complexity and complexity leadership in Savonlinnan Taidelukio, a senior secondary school with a special emphasis on music or visual arts. …”
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Play in Finnish kindergartens : an exploratory study on the pedagogical practices and opinions of teachers and nurses by Ravaglia, Martina

“…Finally, educators report considering play as a vehicle for learning, which encompasses all the areas of development, and arranging elaborate and fun playful learning activities, making the most of music and P.E. time. …”
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Perceptions concerning successful development of Finnish players involved in the National Football League (NFL) by Kuuttila, Karri Matti

“…Multiple large-scale studies (Bloom, 1985; Csikszentmihalyi, Rathunde, Whalen, & Wong, 1993) on talent development in a vast number of areas (art, music, sport, science), show that helping individuals enhance competence is not just hand picking talented people and introducing financial contributions. …”
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Discovering the embodiment of the group fitness instructor : case study of group fitness instructors of Fysioline Fressi by Jahkola, Emilia

“…Instructing a class requires a combination of coordination, anticipation and moving in-line with the music. …”
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Creativity and semantic processing in the brain : an MEG study of N400 by Lehikoinen, Iina

“…Creativity is an ability that has a fundamental status in defining human nature. …”
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Nuorten kondomin käytön edistäminen : Kesäkumikampanjan ja festivaalien Seksikiskojen tulosarviointi by Flinck, Jenna

“…The study was executed as a survey among the youth visiting Sex Kiosks at four Finnish music festivals. …”
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Näkökulmia laskennallisen luovuuden arviointiin by Lassila, Henrik

“…Computational creativity is a relatively new field of transdisciplinary research that has produced significant results in recent years, yet it lacks validated formal evaluation metrics. …”
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Cognitive and behavioral techniques used by olympic and paralympic swimmers to manage sport related thoughts and emotions by Valadao Saint Martin, Samira

“…Although some of the athletes were already familiar with some of the techniques, they reported improvement in how and why to use them after started a psychological preparation with a sport psychologist. …”
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Käyttöoikeuksien hallinnan ja piratismin suhde videopeleissä by Lahtinen, Eero

“…The study has been conducted as a literature review. …”
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Harjaantumisoppilas peruskoulun liikuntakasvatuksessa by Niemelä, Eino

“…Factor analysis enabled physical education to be divided into the following areas - motor skills, movement to music and games of movement, outdoor activities, physical fitness, and self-concept in relation to physical exercise. …”
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Nuorten musiikillinen tunneilmaisu ja yhteydet empatiaan by Rusanen, Anne

“…Tunneilmaisuaineisto kerättiin musiikin muokkaamiseen kehitetyn musiikkimuuntimen (Music Box) avulla, ja empaattisuuden mittaamiseen käytettiin Empatiamittari IRI:a (Interpersonal Reactivity Index). …”
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Kognition produktiivisten kykyjen yhteinen neuraalinen perusta by Laine, Pauli

“…This same productivity is common to many human abilities, e.g. music, mathematics, art and use of tools. No other animal show such capabilities. …”
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Adult immigrants’ experiences of different ways to learn languages and using other languages in the process by Mertanen, Kiira

“…This also makes it possible to move to other countries. As a consequence of this, different languages come into contact with each other and people move to other countries, which might raise the question of how they learn languages, especially as an adult. …”
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Optimizing Spotify’s business through big data analytics by Heikkinen, Sami

“…The emergence of digital platforms and streaming services has significantly transformed the music industry. Spotify has established itself as a market leader through its freemium business model, which combines a free, adsupported service with a paid premium subscription. …”
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