Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation

Electromagnetics in Health Technology

The group develops computational methods for multi-physics modelling of the human body.
Electromagnetics in Health Technology

The research combines numerical analysis of electromagnetic fields with anatomical and functional modelling, having multidisciplinary applications in biomedical engineering (device development), clinical practice (diagnosis and rehabilitation), and neurosciences (brain research).

The first focus area of the research is developing computational tools for modelling non-invasive brain stimulation. In the future, the methods will help scientists to carefully craft stimulation protocols rather than relying on trial and error, improving the safety and efficacy of stimulation and allowing individually planned treatment.

The group also uses computer simulations to study the electromagnetic safety of new technologies and aid the development of novel health care applications .

The research group is led by Assistant Professor Ilkka Laakso.

Latest publications

Is activation of the vestibular system by electromagnetic induction a possibility in an MRI context?

Nicolas Bouisset, Janita Nissi, Ilkka Laakso, Raymond F. Reynolds, Alexandre Legros 2024 Bioelectromagnetics

Electric field envelope focality in superficial brain areas with linear alignment montage in temporal interference stimulation

Akimasa Hirata, Yusuke Akazawa, Sachiko Kodera, Naofumi Otsuru, Ilkka Laakso 2024 Computers in Biology and Medicine

Small effects of electric field on motor cortical excitability following anodal tDCS

Ilkka Laakso, Keisuke Tani, Jose Gomez-Tames, Akimasa Hirata, Satoshi Tanaka 2024 iScience

Thresholds and mechanisms of human magnetophosphene perception induced by low frequency sinusoidal magnetic fields

Alexandre Legros, Janita Nissi, Ilkka Laakso, Joan Duprez, Robert Kavet, Julien Modolo 2024 Brain Stimulation

Predicting the hotspot location and motor threshold prior to transcranial magnetic stimulation using electric field modelling

Noora Matilainen, Juhani Kataja, Ilkka Laakso 2024 Physics in Medicine and Biology

Verification of neuronavigated TMS accuracy using structured-light 3D scans

Noora Matilainen, Juhani Kataja, Ilkka Laakso 2024 Physics in Medicine and Biology

Quantifying the Influence of X-Ray Irradiation on Cell-Size-Scale Viscoelasticity of Collagen Type 1

Väinö Mikael Mäntylä, Arttu Juhani Lehtonen, Vesa Korhonen, Linda Srbova, Juho Pokki 2024 Journal of biomechanical engineering : transactions of the ASME

In vivo and dosimetric investigation on electrical vestibular stimulation with frequency- and amplitude-modulated currents

Janita Nissi, Otto Kangasmaa, Juhani Kataja, Nicolas Bouisset, Ilkka Laakso 2024 JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING

Simulating tDCS electrode placement to stimulate both M1 and SMA enhances motor performance and modulates cortical excitability depending on current flow direction

Takatsugu Sato, Natsuki Katagiri, Saki Suganuma, Ilkka Laakso, Shigeo Tanabe, Rieko Osu, Satoshi Tanaka, Tomofumi Yamaguchi 2024 Frontiers in Neuroscience
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