Nikita Otstavnov

Responsibilities

The duties of a research fellow include working on collaborative research projects, leading and participating in research grants, developing and upgrading research infrastructure, supervising undergraduate and master's student projects, and presenting at conferences, research seminars, and summer schools.

Education and Degrees

2025

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
HSE University

2024

Doctoral programme in Psychological Sciences
HSE University

2021

Master's in Psychology
HSE University

2017

Bachelor's in Innovation Studies
Bauman Moscow State Technical University

* Candidate of Sciences
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

Summer Scientific School "Neurobiology of Attention and Memory" named after O.S. Vinogradova (August 12 - 23, 2024)

Professional Interests

working memory (WM)Neuroeducation transcranial electrical stimulation neurovisualization

Courses (2026/2027)

Cognitive Neuroscience (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, Pedagogy; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
Cognitive Neuroscience (Mago-Lego; Institute of Education)Rus
Past Courses

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Dissertation for a Candidate of Sciences degree

2025
N. Otstavnov Синхронизация осцилляций нейрональных сетей рабочей памяти как основа объема рабочей памяти и обучения

Conferences

2022
Human Brain Project Conference for Students (Инсбрук). Presentation: Investigation of Frontoparietal involvement to Working memory functioning by transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Biomag22 (Бирмингем). Presentation: Spatial and Temporal Working Memory rely on distinct oscillatory activity

Employment history

2023 – present - junior researcher at the international laboratory of social neurobiology.

2026 – present – Researcher, Center for Intelligence and Cognitive Well-being; Center for Neuroeconomics and Cognitive Research

3

Aug

2026

A New Section on AI and a Prizewinning Paper: Early-Career HSE Researchers Take Part in IEEE EDM Conference

The 27th IEEE International Conference of Young Professionals in Electron Devices and Materials (EDM) has taken place in the Altai Republic. This year, researchers from HSE University presented the results of their research and were involved in organising a new section on artificial intelligence. A paper by HSE master’s student Rodion Sidorenko was awarded third place in the research paper competition at the conference.

14

Mar

2022

From Neurobiology to a Collider: HSE Researchers Present their Discoveries at ZIL.Nauka Festival

Which brain lobes should we stimulate to improve our short-term memory? What is ‘warm radiation’ and why it is so important that people help each other? Which manufacturing systems will artificial intelligence master the fastest? Scholars from HSE University offered their scientific opinions on all these and more at the ZIL.Nauka festival.