About Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE

Since its inception in 2016, Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE has helped HSE to reach the forefront of Russian and world university rankings in the field of psychology. It has also contributed to a comprehensive infrastructure for basic and applied research in psychology, psychophysiology, cognitive science and neuroscience.

Over five years, HSE staff and their Russian and foreign partners have published more than 100 papers in journals with a high impact factor (Q1/Q2), won 10 grants from the Russian Science Foundation and 2 projects (NeuroNet), including collaborations with the Center for Neurology in the Neuroassistive Technologies project. Implementation of 2 mega-grants became possible (Mikhail Lebedev, 2018 and Iiro Jaaskelainen, 2019). Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE satisfies the needs of many departments of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, such as Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Center for Language and Brain, Department of Psychology, and others.

In addition to basic scientific research, Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE is used to perform applied research and development in the field of bioelectrical interfaces, biofeedback, neurorehabilitation of stroke patients, preoperative neuromapping, etc. With the help of Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE on the basis of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, studies are being carried out that require an accurate assessment of realistic high-frequency human movements: aspects of embodied cognition, movements in normal and pathological conditions, development of the theory of mirror neurons, etc.

Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE: Research groups and areas of research

Neuroeconomics Group

The group explores the brain mechanisms of decision making and social influence. The neural mechanisms of decision-making in risk situations, cognitive dissonance and social aspects of decision-making are studied in detail.

Cognitive Control, Communication and Perception Group

The group uses various theoretical approaches and research methods to study cognitive processes underlying speech communication, as well as its neural substrate.

Centre for Bioelectric Interfaces

The laboratory develops technologies for invasive brain-computer interfaces that allow for bidirectional communication with the human brain. Such an interface includes an electrocorticographic interface and modern multidimensional analysis algorithms in combination with direct electrical brain stimulation.

Neurodynamics Group

Particular attention of the group is paid to describing neuronal processes from the point of view of complex systems, for example, using the hypothesis of the existence of a critical state in the brain, which may be optimal for the functioning of neural networks.

Theoretical Neuroscience Group

The group uses methods of theoretical neuroscience and physics, applied mathematics and computer modeling to study a wide range of scientific issues, including models of addiction, homeostasis, short-term memory and decision making. The role of the rhythmic activity of the brain in cognitive processes is studied in detail.

Motor Control Group

The mechanisms of motor control, movement realization, representation and observation of movements, visual-motor integration, working and long-term memory are studied using non-invasive brain stimulation, electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance.

Neuroimaging Methods Group

The group is developing new methods for analyzing magneto- and electroencephalographic data, as well as for localizing bioelectric signal sources.

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Automated System of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation with Synchronous Registration of Bio-electrical Current in the Brain and Eye Fixation Tracking (Unique Research Facility)

About Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE

Uniquie Equipment at ICN HSE: Research groups and areas of research