Petri Ala Laurila
Assistant Professor, Biophysics at Aalto University School of Business
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- Aalto University School of Business
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Aalto University School of Business
We study signal processing mechanisms across the entire neural circuit of the retina. We use a battery of techniques relying on genetically modified mice, molecularly tailored artificial visual pigment molecules, and cutting-edge electrophysiological recording techniques. We seek to understand the functional implications of retinal signal processing mechanisms by correlating our results with the output of the entire visual system measured in mouse behavioral experiments and human psychophysics.
** Peer-reviewed scientific articles**
Journal article-refereed, Original research
Processing of single-photon responses in the mammalian on and off retinal pathways at the sensitivity limit of vision Takeshita, Daisuke; Smeds, Lina; Ala-Laurila, Petri 2017 in PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (Royal Society of London) ISSN: 0962-8436
Melatonin Suppression by Light in Humans Is More Sensitive Than Previously Reported Vartanian, Garen V.; Li, Benjamin Y.; Chervenak, Andrew P.; Walch, Olivia J.; Pack, Weston; Ala-Laurila, Petri; Wong, Kwoon Y. 2015 in Journal of Biological Rhythms (SAGE Publications Inc.) ISSN: 0748-7304
The photoactivation energy of the visual pigment in two spectrally different populations of Mysis relicta (Crustacea, Mysida) Pahlberg, J.; Lindström, M.; Ala-Laurila, P.; Fyhrquist-Vanni, N.; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, K. 2005 in Journal of Comparative Physiology A: sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology (SAGE Publications Inc.)
Thermal Activation and Photoactivation of Visual Pigments Ala-Laurila, Petri; Donner, Kristian; Koskelainen, Ari 2004 in BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL (CELL PRESS)
On the relation between the photoactivation energy and the absorbance spectrum of visual pigments Ala-Laurila, Petri; Pahlberg, Johan; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, Kristian 2004 in VISION RESEARCH (Elsevier Limited)
The thermal contribution to photoactivation in A2 visual pigments studied by temperature effects on spectral properties Ala-Laurila, Petri; Albert, Rauli-Jan; Saarinen, Pia; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, Kristian 2003 in VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE (Cambridge Univ Press)
Temperature effects on spectral properties of red and green rods in toad retina Ala-Laurila, Petri; Saarinen, Pia; Albert, Rauli; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, Kristian 2002 in VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE (Cambridge Univ Press)
Measurement of thermal contribution to photoreceptor sensitivity Koskelainen, Ari; Ala-Laurila, P.; Fyhrquist, N.; Donner, K. 2000 in NATURE (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP)
Conference proceedings
On the relation between thermal and photic activation of visual pigments Ala-Laurila, Petri; Donner, Kristian; Koskelainen, Ari 2004
On the relation between spectral and thermal properties of visual pigments Donner, Kristian; Ala-Laurila, Petri; Albert, Rauli; Saarinen, Pia; Pahlberg, Johan; Fyhrquist-Vanni, Nanna; Lindström, Magnus; Govardovskii, Victor; Koskelainen, Ari 2001
Temperature effects on spectral sensitivity in two subspecies of Mysis relicta Pahlberg, Johan; Lindström, Magnus; Ala-Laurila, Petri; Albert, Rauli; Fyhrquist-Vanni, Nanna; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, Kristian 2001
The temperature-dependence of the spectral sensitivity of visual pigments: an interspecies comparison Saarinen, Pia; Ala-Laurila, Petri; Albert, Rauli; Fyhrquist-Vanni, Nanna; Govardovskii, Victor; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, Kristian 2001
Activation energy of rhodopsin in rods of the cane toad, Bufo marinus Ala-Laurila, P.; Albert, R.; Donner, K.; Koskelainen, Ari 2000
Non-refereed scientific articles
Unrefereed journal articles
Visual neuroscience How do moths see to fly at night? Ala-Laurila, Petri 2016 in CURRENT BIOLOGY (Cell Press) ISSN: 0960-9822
Publications intended for professional communities
Published development or research report
The photoactivation energy of the visual pigment in two populations of Mysis relicta (Mysidacea, Crustacea) determined from temperature effects on spectral sensitivity Pahlberg, Johan; Lindström, Magnus; Ala-Laurila, Petri; Fyhrquist-Vanni, Nanna; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, Kristian 2004
The Effect of the Chromophore Switch From A1 to A2 on Spectral and Thermal Properties of the Rod Visual Pigment in the Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana Ala-Laurila, Petri; Albert, Rauli; Saarinen, Pia; Koskelainen, Ari; Donner, Kristian 2003
Spectral and thermal properties of visual pigments bear no simple relation Ala-Laurila, P.; Albert, R.; Donner, Kristian; Koskelainen, A. 2000
Measurement of the activation energy of rhodopsin in rods of the toad, Bufo marinus Ala-Laurila, Petri; Albert, R.; Donner, K.; Koskelainen, A. 2000
Thermal energy contributes to visual excitation similarly in photoreceptor cells with different spectral sensitivities Donner, K.; Ala-Laurila, P.; Fyhrquist, N.; Koskelainen, A. 1999
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