What is the Center for Language and Brain?
The Center for Language and Brain at HSE University is Russia’s leading centre in the fields of psycho-, neuro-, and clinical linguistics. The centre’s work integrates fundamental research, applied development, and educational programmes. Using experimental and neuroimaging methods, we investigate the speech of children and adults, as well as the mechanisms of language processing in monolinguals and bilinguals. Based on scientific data, we develop tools for the assessment, prediction, and remediation of speech and language disorders.
The centre operates across three HSE University campuses—in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, and St Petersburg—and collaborates with leading medical institutions and Russian and international universities. The Moscow centre is part of the Faculty of Humanities at HSE University.
What We Offer
FOR RESEARCHERS
- Become a research fellow (postdoc)
- Implement your own project
FOR CLINICIANS
- Tools for speech assessment and remediation
- Workshops on neuroimaging and tractography
FOR STUDENTS
- Become a volunteer or research assistant
- Write your first academic paper
FOR RESEARCH VOLUNTEERS
- Take part in an experiment
- Get hands-on experience with science
Research Areas
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Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics explores the mechanisms that enable us to understand and produce language.
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Neurolinguistics
Neurolinguistics is a discipline that studies the structure of language using the methods of neuroscience—in other words, it examines how language and the brain are connected.
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Clinical linguistics
Clinical linguistics investigates the features of language processing in various brain pathologies.
Our Regular Events
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NeuroThursday and NeuroFriday
Regular open seminars held at the HSE University campuses in Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, and St Petersburg. These seminars feature discussions of ongoing projects by centre staff, the latest research in psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics, and highlights from recent conferences.
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Summer Neurolinguistics School
Every year since 2014, the Center for Language and Brain has organised summer schools where leading Russian and international scholars deliver lectures and conduct workshops over several days. Participants have the opportunity to present their research findings during poster sessions.
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Autumn Neurolinguistics School
The Autumn Neurolinguistics School has been held at the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Center for Language and Brain since 2022. The school aims to deepen the knowledge of a broad range of participants in the field of neurolinguistics.
Applied Development
We design and implement tools and technologies for assessing and diagnosing cognitive and language disorders.
