Olga Buivolova

On June 26-30, theXth International Conference on Cognitive Science, organized by the "Association for Cognitive Studies" (IACS), was held at Pyatigorsk State University. It featured oral and poster presentations on interdisciplinary studies of cognition, intelligence, mind, language and speech, acquisition and implementation of skills and knowledge, brain mechanisms of mental activity and complex behaviours. The conference was attended by leading experts in the field of interdisciplinary cognitive research, including employees of the Center for Language and Brain.

HSE University hosted an international mini-conference titled 'Search for new ways to develop Russian-Italian cooperation in the field of Biomedicine,' attended by scientists from both countries and HSE Rector Nikita Anisimov.

In the spring of 2023, the fifth strategic project of the Priority 2030 programme, 'Human Brain Resilience: Neurocognitive Technologies for Adaptation, Learning, Development and Rehabilitation in a Changing Environment,' was launched at HSE University. The strategic project brings together researchers from all campuses of HSE University. In her interview with the HSE News Service, Olga Dragoy, head of the strategic project and Director of the HSE Centre for Language and Brain, shares an overview of the advanced technologies neuroscientists are creating today, the underlying inspiration driving these efforts, and the operational dynamics of interdisciplinary applied projects.

High-level technology is becoming an integral part of healthcare, and no field of medicine can work without a computer. HSE University scientists have developed a multilingual tablet application ‘Rey Test’ — the first fully automated and effective tool for diagnosing auditory and verbal memory disorders.

In September, HSE University announced the results of a competition of digital projects by early-career HSE scientists. The event was organised within the framework of the strategic project ‘Digital Transformation: Technologies, Effects, Efficiency’. The organisers selected 8 out of 22 applications. The research teams have already started to implement their projects, and the results will be presented at the end of November. The HSE News Service shares the details of three of the highest-scoring projects in the competition. The creators of the projects are staff members of the HSE Center for Language and Brain, MIEM, and the Faculty of Computer Science.

How can ‘Polina’ help you steer a yacht? Should we demonise plastic? Why does game development have nine circles of hell? What happens when we move our eyes while reading? Answers to all these questions could be found in the ‘Intellect’ space organised by HSE University at VK FEST, where it was the only university to take part in the festival in Moscow.

Congratulations to Olga on the successful defense of her PhD thesis!

On October 11, 2021, the staff of the Center held an open seminar in Naberezhnye Chelny on "Neuronal foundations of speech disorders and the development of neuro-linguistic tests". The event was organized within the framework of a scientific agreement with Kazan Federal University.

In winter 2021, members of the Center for Language and Brain have published several works

The member of HSE Center for Language and Brain Olga Buivolova presented a poster about a combination of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in people with chronic non-fluent aphasia at BrainSTIM online conference.

Nine members of the Center for Language and Brain attended the annual Science of Aphasia conference that took place in Rome on 23-26 September 2019.

Olga Buivolova from HSE Center for Language and Brain at the Nordic Aphasia Conference.

The member of Center for Language and Brain Olga Buivolova presented a poster at the conference of Academy of Aphasia in Canada