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Riitta Hari
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Riitta Hari in January 2011
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| Born | January 16, 1948 |
| Citizenship | Finnish |
| Awards | Finnish Science Award Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine (2003) US National Academy of Sciences Member Honorary Doctorate from the University of Lisbon Justine and Yves Sergent Prize Award for the Advancement of European Science Honorary Doctorate from the University of Kuopio Matti Äyräpää Award |
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| Fields | Neurophysiology |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki |
Riitta Kyllikki Hari is a famous scientist from Finland. She was born on January 16, 1948. She is a brain scientist and a professor at Aalto University. Since 1982, she has led a special team that studies the brain. In 2010, she was given a big honor: she was named an "Academician of Science."
Riitta Hari is well-known for helping us understand how the human brain works. She studies both healthy brains and brains that might have problems. She uses a special method called MEG. MEG lets scientists look at how brain cells work without touching the brain. It's like taking a picture of the brain's electrical signals.
Her Education
Riitta Hari studied at the University of Helsinki in Finland. She became a medical doctor in 1974. Then, in 1980, she earned another degree in medical science. She focused on how the brain and nervous system work.
What Does She Study?
Riitta Hari is interested in many different things about the brain. Here are some of her main research areas:
- How our brains help us interact with other people.
- How we hear, touch, and see things.
- How our brains deal with pain.
- How the brain controls our movements.
- Developing new ways to "see" inside the human brain. This includes methods like MEG, fMRI, and DTI.
- How our eyes move when we look at things.
- Using brain imaging to help people with brain conditions.
- Bringing together different ideas about the human brain and mind.
Awards and Recognition
Riitta Hari has received many important awards. These awards come from Finland and other countries.
- In 2003, she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Lisbon.
- Also in 2003, she won the Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine in Switzerland.
- In 2002, she received the Justine and Yves Sergent Prize in Canada.
- She won the Award for the Advancement of European Science in Germany in 1987.
- In Finland, she received the Finnish Science Award in 2009.
- She also got an honorary doctorate from the University of Kuopio in 2005.
- In 2001, she received the Matti Äyräpää Prize.
