Oksana Zinchenko
- Senior Research Fellow:Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience / Centre for Cognition & Decision Making
- Associate Professor:Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Psychology
- Programme Academic Supervisor:Cognitive Sciences and Technologies: From Neuron to Cognition
- Oksana Zinchenko has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education and Degrees
- 2019
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
HSE University - 2015
Degree
Lomonosov Moscow State University 2009-2015 - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Psychology. Specialist in Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology). Psychologist; Teacher of Psychology.
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
- April-June 2020 - Continuing education program "Python for researchers" NRU HSE, 64 hours.
- March-June 2020 - Online Specialization "IBM Data Science" confirmed with Professional Certificate.
- June 2019 - Internship at Laboratoire de Neurosciences cognitives, Ecole normale supérieure, Paris, France.
- July 2018 - Internship at Neuroscience and Society (INSULA) Laboratory, SISSA, Trieste, Italy.
- June 9-June 11 2017 - Brainstorm training session on data analysis, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK.
- June 5-June 11 2016 - 4th Science Factory TMS-EEG Summer School, Aalto University, Finland.
- July 2015-September 2015 - Internship at Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Higher School of Economics (HSE).

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2017-2018)
Courses (2023/2024)
Course "Brain and mind", HSE Lyceum (2016-2017, 2017-2018) - teacher.
Career-oriented Seminar "Introduction to Psychology", HSE Lyceum (2018-2019) - teacher.
"Biology, psychology and social sciences", HSE Lyceum (2019-2020) - teacher.
- Brain and Psyche (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
- Workshop: Analysis of data from neurophysiological studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- Brain and Psyche (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Workshop: Analysis of data from neurophysiological studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Brain and Psyche (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Brain and Psyche (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Introduction to Neuroeconomics: How the Brain Makes Decisions (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 4 year, 3 module)Eng
- Introduction to Neuroeconomics: How the Brain Makes Decisions (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 4 module)Eng
Publications26
- Article Oksana Zinchenko, Alexey Gorin, Anush Revazyan, Vasily Klucharev. Electrophysiological correlates of third-party punishment: ERP study // Neuroscience Letters. 2023. Vol. 808. Article 137276. doi
- Article Sergey Andreev, Viktor Moskvoretsky, Gorin A., Zinchenko O. Induction of grapheme-color synesthesia-like effects in non-synesthetes via offline anodal tdcs over visual cortex in area v4 // Brain Stimulation. 2023. Vol. 16. No. 1. P. 274. doi
- Preprint Martín-Luengo B., Zinchenko O., Dolgoarshinnaia A., Alexeeva M., Leminen A. Normative study of 500 general-knowledge for true-false questions in Russian / fqy42. Series 10.31234 "osf.io". 2021. doi
- Article Martín-Luengo B., Zinchenko O., Dolgoarshinnaia A., Leminen A. Retrospective confidence judgments: Meta‐analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging studies // Human Brain Mapping. 2021. Vol. 42. No. 10. P. 3005-3022. doi
- Article Zinchenko O., Savelo O., Klucharev V. Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Prosocial And Self-Maximization Motivations: An rTMS study // Scientific Reports. 2021. No. 11. Article 22334. doi
- Chapter Vlasov A., Zinchenko O., Zhao Z., Bakaev M., Karavaev A. The design of a trust-based game as a conversational component of interactive environment for a human-agent negotiation, in: Proceedings of ACM 2nd International Workshop on Multimodal Conversational AI. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2021. doi P. 19-23. doi
- Article Zinchenko O., Nikulin V., Klucharev V. Wired to punish? Electroencephalographic study of the resting-state neuronal oscillations underlying third-party punishment // Neuroscience. 2021. Vol. 471. P. 1-10. doi
- Chapter Alexeeva M., Zinchenko O., Shtyrov Y., Martín-Luengo B. A NORMATIVE STUDY OF RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS, in: Neurobiology of Speech and Language. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Neurobiology of Speech and Language. St. Petersburg : Scifiya-print, 2020. doi
- Article Martín-Luengo B., Zinchenko O., Alexeeva M., Shtyrov Y. Russian norms for 500 general-knowledge questions // Frontiers in Psychology. 2020. Vol. 11. P. 545304.
- Article Zinchenko O. Brain responses to social punishment: a meta-analysis // Scientific Reports. 2019. Vol. 9. No. 12800. P. 1-8. doi
- Chapter Martín-Luengo B., Alexeeva M., Zinchenko O., Shtyrov Y. THE SOCIAL CONTEXT MATTER: DIFFERENCES IN THE INFORMATIVENESS-ACCURACY TRADE-OFF DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, in: The Fifth Saint Petersburg Winter Workshop on Experimental Studies of Speech and Language (Night Whites 2019) / Ed. by T. Chernigovskaya, T. Petrova, N. Slioussar. St. Petersburg : Центр научно-информационных технологий "Астерион", 2019.
- Article Zinchenko O., Belianin A. V., Klucharev V. The Role of the Temporoparietal and Prefrontal Cortices in a Third-Party Punishment: A tDCS Study // Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of Economics. 2019. Vol. 16. No. 3. P. 529-550. doi
- Article Zinchenko O., Yaple Z., Arsalidou M. Brain Responses to Dynamic Facial Expressions: A Normative Meta-Analysis // Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2018. Vol. 12. P. 1-9. doi
- Article Zinchenko O., Arsalidou M. Brain responses to social norms: Meta-analyses of fMRI studies // Human Brain Mapping. 2018. Vol. 39. No. 2. P. 955-970. doi
- Article Зинченко О. О., Белянин А. В., Ключарёв В. А. Нейробиологические механизмы поддержания социальной нормы справедливости: обзор междисциплинарных исследований // Журнал высшей нервной деятельности им. И.П. Павлова. 2018. Т. 68. № 1. С. 16-27.
- Article Zinchenko O., Klucharev V. Commentary: The Emerging Neuroscience of Third-Party Punishment // Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2017. No. 11. P. 1-3. doi
- Article Zinchenko O., Enikolopova E. V. The impact of executive functions and emotional intelligence on Iowa Gambling Task performance: focus on right frontal lobe damage // Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2017. Vol. 32. No. 8. P. 1026-1036. doi
- Chapter Zinchenko O., Klucharev V. Neurobiological mechanisms of social punishment, in: Materials of the IEEE International Symposium «Video and Audio Signal Processing in the Context of Neurotechnologies». СПб. : ООО "Издательство ВВМ", 2016. P. 47-49.
- Preprint Zinchenko O., Enikolopova E. V. The Impact of Executive Functions and Emotional Intelligence on Iowa Gambling Task Performance: Focus on Right Frontal Lobe Damage / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PSY "Psychology". 2016. No. WP BRP 63/PSY/2016 .
- Chapter Медведева Т. И., Воронцова О., Казьмина О., Зинченко О. О. Имплицитные ассоциации со «смертью» и суицидальный риск // В кн.: Диагностика в медицинской (клинической) психологии: современное состояние и перспективы. М. : ООО "Сам полиграфист", 2016. С. 82-95.
- Article Зинченко О. О. Нейрокогнитивные механизмы принятия решения в игровой задаче (Iowa Gambling Task) // Современная зарубежная психология. 2016. Т. 5. № 4. С. 50-58. doi
- Chapter Ениколопова Е. В., Зинченко О. О., Медведева Т. И. Принятие решений в ситуации неопределенности у больных с локальными поражениями мозга // В кн.: Психическое здоровье человека XXI века: Сборник научных статей по материалам Конгресса «Психическое здоровье человека XXI века». Издательский Дом "Городец", 2016. С. 252-254.
- Article Глозман Ж. М., Ениколопова Е. В., Агрис А. Р., Зинченко О. О. Особенности принятия решения в ситуации неопределенности у больных с поражениями лобных долей мозга // Вестник Московского университета. Серия 14: Психология. 2015. № 2. С. 110-127.
- Chapter Медведева Т. И., Большакова С. П., Зинченко О. О., Ениколопова Е. В. ПРИНЯТИЕ РЕШЕНИЙ В СИТУАЦИИ НЕОПРЕДЕЛЕННОСТИ И ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ ИНТЕЛЛЕКТ // В кн.: Материалы 5-ой Международной научной конференции «Актуальные проблемы теоретической и прикладной психологии»// The Current Issues in Theoretical and Applied Psychology. Ер. : Эдит Принт, 2015. С. 467-472.
- Article Медведева Т. И., Ениколопова Е. В., Зинченко О. О., Большакова С. П. Принятие основанных на эмоциях решений в ситуации неопределенности // Психологические исследования: электронный научный журнал. 2015. Т. 8. № 43. С. 10-12.
- Article Латышев В. Л., Зинченко О. О. Коррекция трудностей обучения у младших школьников // Народное образование. 2014. № 6. С. 129-131.
Conferences
- 2019XVI European Congress of Psychology (Москва). Presentation: Psychophysiological correlates of social punishment
- 201844th Annual Meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Psychology (Ann Arbor, Michigan, MI). Presentation: Brain mapping of social norms: fMRI meta-analyses
- 2017
SNE’s Annual Conference 2017 (Торонто). Presentation: Fronto-parietal coupling of brain rhythms during third-party punishment
- 2016IEEE International Symposium «Video and Audio Signal Processing in the Context of Neurotechnologies» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Neurobiological mechanisms of social punishment
- Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroeconomics (Берлин). Presentation: The role of the temporo-parietal junction and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in third-party punishment of norm violations
- Cognition, Computation, Communication and Perception (CCCP) Conference 3: “Theoretical and Neurobiological Bases of Higher Cognitive Functions” (Москва). Presentation: Investigation of the interaction between temporo-parietal junction and lateral prefrontal cortex in third-party punishment of norm violations
- Диагностика в медицинской (клинической) психологии: современное состояние и перспективы (К 105-ЛЕТИЮ СУСАННЫ ЯКОВЛЕВНЫ РУБИНШТЕЙН) (Москва). Presentation: Моральные суждения и имплицитные отношения к жизни и смерти
- 2015
XXII МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ СТУДЕНТОВ, АСПИРАНТОВ И МОЛОДЫХ УЧЁНЫХ «ЛОМОНОСОВ» (Москва). Presentation: Влияние способности анализировать эмоциональный опыт на эффективность принятия решения в ситуации неопределенности
- Международная научно-практическая конференция студентов, аспирантов и молодых специалистов “Психология 21 века: академическое прошлое и будущее”. (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Принятие решения в ситуации неопределенности больных с опухолями головного мозга
- 5-я Международная конференция "Современные проблемы теоретической и прикладной психологии" (Ереван). Presentation: ПРИНЯТИЕ РЕШЕНИЙ В СИТУАЦИИ НЕОПРЕДЕЛЕННОСТИ И ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ ИНТЕЛЛЕКТ
- 2014«Современные проблемы нейропсихологии и психофизиологии» (Москва). Presentation: Особенности принятия решения в ситуации неопределенности больными с поражениями лобных долей головного мозга
Professional activities
- Invited reviewer, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
- Invited reviewer, Scientific Reports
- Invited reviewer, Journal of Cognitive Psychology
- Invited reviewer, Current Psychology
- Invited reviewer, PsyCh Journal
Neuroeconomical Research, Speech Tests for Neurosurgical Operations and New Discoveries in Mathematics
At the end of 2022, the results of the Project Competition in Basic Science Research for Intercampus Departments were announced. This was the inaugural competition, and focused on encouraging new research teams at HSE University and developing intercampus cooperation in the field of fundamental research. Here, HSE News Services looks at four winning projects.
'We Wanted to Create an Opportunity for Intercampus Teams to Engage in Promising Studies'
HSE University has announced the winners of the Project Competition in Basic Science Research for Intercampus Departments. The competition, which the university is organising for the first time, will provide funding to 10 research teams working on five topics. Four of the winning projects will be implemented by new research departments formed as a result of the competition.
From Neurobiology to a Collider: HSE Researchers Present their Discoveries at ZIL.Nauka Festival
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International Laboratory of Social Neurobiology to Look at How Fake News Affects Human Behaviour
The mega-grant allocated by the Russian government to the International Laboratory of Social Neurobiology, has been extended for 2022-23. The laboratory was founded two years ago and is headed by Iiro Jaaskelainen, a leading neurobiologist from Finland. Laboratory Head Vasily Klucharev spoke to the HSE News Service about the results the lab has already achieved and the prospects for the next two years.
Cortex Suppression Resolves Motivation Conflict in Favour of Prosociality
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Readiness to Punish Others for Selfish Behaviour Explained by Functional Brain Connections
The stronger the functional brain connections, the less inclined someone is to punish others for unfair behaviour. This conclusion was reached by HSE researchers following a neuroimaging experiment. Their paper ‘Wired to punish? Electroencephalographic study of the resting-state neuronal oscillations underlying third-party punishment’ was published in the journal Neuroscience.
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The Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience (ICN) at HSE University has recently added state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to its range of tools for studying brain function. The News Service visited the Institute to learn more about the uses of infrared lasers, optical tomography and a unique robotic arm, as well as why research into vascular tone is important, which parts of the brain can be stimulated to make people more generous, and how the Institute’s research can help treat diseases.
Congratulations to our graduates!
Teachers of the School of Psychology and the Institute of Cognitive Neurosciences congratulate 2020 graduates.
European Universities to Help Shape Continuous Master’s/PhD Track at HSE
In the 2020-2021 academic year, students of the HSE Master's Programme ‘Cognitive Sciences and Technologies: from Neuron to Cognition’ will be able to additionally apply for a continuous Master’s/PhD track. Studying in a single programme, they will participate in the international project iBRAIN, organized by leading European universities.
Meta-Analysis Identifies Brain Areas Responsible for Punishment Decisions
Oksana Zinchenko , Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, HSE University, has conducted meta-analysis of 17 articles to find out which areas of the brain are involved in decision-making for rendering social punishment. It would appear that in case of both victims of violations as well as witnesses, punishment decisions activate the brain regions responsible for focusing one’s attention, processing information, and responding effectively to social interaction. The findings of the study were published in Scientific Reports.