Lyricists and physicists are now on equal terms: the first humanitarian laboratory opened in RUDN
“Many people's first association with a laboratory is 'physical', 'chemical' or 'medical'. But colleagues have opened a humanities research lab, where they will conduct neurolinguistic and cognitive research”, - Oleg Yastrebov, Rector of RUDN University.
There are several stereotypes about simultaneous interpreting: "the life of an interpreter is continuous tinnitus", "only men can translate", "only people with a certain mentality are accepted into simultaneous interpretation". The team of the Neurolinguistic and Cognitive Research Laboratory will debunk these myths.
“Last year we, the Faculty of Philology and the Research Institute for Brain Development and Peak Performance of RUDN won a megagrant and purchased equipment. This will allow us to carry out high-tech research in the field of language, neurolinguistics and cognitive research. And all of them will be interdisciplinary”, -Yulia Ebzeeva, First Vice Rector — Vice Rector for Education of RUDN University.
The staff will conduct research in neurolinguistics, neuropsychology, cognitive sciences, psycholinguistics, psychology, cognitive linguistics, neuromarketing, intercultural and mass communication, imagology, linguopragmatics, discourse analysis and other areas. The equipment of the laboratory will make it possible to determine the degree of expertise of specialists, the relationship between motor rhythm and type of nervous system.
For example, Emoradar can be used to analyze a video and recognize micro-mimicry and micro-movements of various facial muscles. Then interpret them to identify stressors and emotions that a person is experiencing.
An eye tracking device will allow you to evaluate eye movement while reading a text. This will help determine the degree of expertise of a professional, analyze how a person views videos, images, and works of art. The device captures and analyzes both conscious and unconscious movements. The whole brain is involved in these movements, so the system will be able to scan its structure and identify diseases, inclinations, features, strengths and weaknesses. For example, in schizophrenia, a person fixes attention not on objects, but on the background. From the point of view of neuromarketing, it will help to assess how users view the site page, where they are looking, what they are looking at.
An egoscope device will allow to conduct cognitive psychophysiological tests. They can be used to evaluate psychomotor and neurodynamic properties, such as coordination and endurance of the nervous system.
The goal of the laboratory is to integrate scientific work into the educational process. This will allow students not only to study more easily and successfully, but also to study with a minimum level of stress. The most promising research of the laboratory is the synergy of research bases of bilingualism and simultaneous translation. There is no such research base in the world. The results can be applied from marketing to linguistics. They will help determine the peculiarities of psyche, strengths and weaknesses of candidates when applying for a job.
Imagine a world where everyone has enough food, clean water, access to education, and decent work. A world where nature is protected and the future of our planet is cared for. These are the Sustainable Development Goals—to achieve a sustainable future for all! To this end, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a global plan that helps countries and people work together towards a better future. All 193 UN member states have joined the plan.
Researchers from the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence at RUDN University conducted a large-scale study that revealed systemic errors in large language models (LLMs) when diagnosing depression based on text. This work, carried out in collaboration with colleagues from AIRI, Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and MBZUAI, not only identifies the problem but also lays the foundation for the creation of more reliable and secure tools for detecting depression and anxiety.
Alexandra Sentyabreva, a junior researcher at the Laboratory of Cell Technologies and Tissue Engineering at RUDN Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Medicine at the Russian University of People's Friendship, won the competition for young scientists at the All-Russian Scientific Conference “Topical Issues of Morphogenesis in Norm and Pathology.” She was awarded the Academician A.P. Avtsyn Prize.
Imagine a world where everyone has enough food, clean water, access to education, and decent work. A world where nature is protected and the future of our planet is cared for. These are the Sustainable Development Goals—to achieve a sustainable future for all! To this end, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a global plan that helps countries and people work together towards a better future. All 193 UN member states have joined the plan.
Researchers from the Faculty of Artificial Intelligence at RUDN University conducted a large-scale study that revealed systemic errors in large language models (LLMs) when diagnosing depression based on text. This work, carried out in collaboration with colleagues from AIRI, Federal Research Center “Computer Science and Control” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and MBZUAI, not only identifies the problem but also lays the foundation for the creation of more reliable and secure tools for detecting depression and anxiety.
Alexandra Sentyabreva, a junior researcher at the Laboratory of Cell Technologies and Tissue Engineering at RUDN Research Institute of Molecular and Cellular Medicine at the Russian University of People's Friendship, won the competition for young scientists at the All-Russian Scientific Conference “Topical Issues of Morphogenesis in Norm and Pathology.” She was awarded the Academician A.P. Avtsyn Prize.