Scientists from the Nizhny Novgorod IT campus "NEYMARK" presented their research at an international neuroscience conference.

      August 27, 2025 17:14

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       Leading scientists of the IT campus "NEYMARK" presented reports at the V International Conference Volga Neuroscience Meeting 2025 in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The event, held from August 25 to 29, brought together specialists — leaders in the field of neuroscience, practicing physicians and representatives of the IT industry, who discussed the latest advances in neurotechnologies and artificial intelligence.

       The conference was organized by N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, the International Center – Foundation for Advanced Research in Nizhny Novgorod, the N.P. Bekhtereva Institute of the Human Brain of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Scientific Center for Mental Health." This year the event gathered more than 260 participants from Russia, Italy, China, Belgium, the United Kingdom and the United States.

       The Director for Science of "NEYMARK" University, Alexander Petukhov, presented a computer model of the brain's cognitive activity based on the mathematical apparatus of quantum mechanics.

       "Our approach allows us to look at the principles of the human brain's operation in a new way. Implementing such a model is a significant step forward that, in the long run, will allow not only the prediction and diagnosis of a wide range of cognitive disorders, but will also bring us closer to creating full-fledged systems capable of describing and modeling the entire complexity of neural activity," Alexander Petukhov noted.

       Susanna Gordleeva, Head of the Center for Neuromorphic Computing at "NEYMARK" University, Director of the Research Institute of Neurosciences at N.I. Lobachevsky State University, and Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, gave a report devoted to the role of astrocytes in information processing. Previously, world science underestimated the importance of these brain cells. However, research by Nizhny Novgorod scientists opens new paths to understanding the mechanisms of brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases.

       "Moreover, this provides the key to creating fundamentally new energy-efficient computing systems. 'NEYMARK' University specializes in research in the field of neuromorphic artificial intelligence, which operates on the same principles as the human brain," Susanna Gordleeva said.

       "The development of high technologies, especially in a strategic area such as artificial intelligence, is an absolute priority for the Nizhny Novgorod region. The research being conducted at 'NEYMARK' University could become a breakthrough in fundamental science. It lays the groundwork for the technologies of the future that will ensure the country a leading position in the global technological race," emphasized Ekaterina Solntseva, Deputy Chair of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

       Recall that the IT campus "NEYMARK" is an inter-university educational ecosystem. Located in Nizhny Novgorod, known for its engineering and scientific schools and IT education, the campus combines student education and advanced research, focusing on the current needs of Russian business. Currently five educational programs are being implemented, developed jointly with the largest companies of the Russian IT industry: in artificial intelligence and computer vision, technologies of artificial and augmented intelligence, microelectronics, information security, and digital technologies in construction. The campus's research centers and laboratories conduct advanced research in similar areas. The IT campus also retrains IT specialists, pays special attention to supporting and developing talented schoolchildren and students, and to improving teachers' qualifications.

       At the direction of President Vladimir Putin, a network of modern campuses is being created in Russia. By 2030 the country should have a "constellation" of 25 campuses. One of them has already been fully built in Moscow on the basis of Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Currently, with the support of the national project "Youth and Children," 24 such student campuses are being designed and built. By 2036 the number of campuses will increase to 40. The campus concepts envisage creating a unique and comprehensive environment for individual and team development with a large number of open educational spaces and transformable classrooms. This will help form a common corporate culture among teachers, students and scientists. The project is financed from federal and regional budgets, as well as from extrabudgetary sources. Work on this initiative is carried out by the Government of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia.

       Two rounds of applications for the creation of campuses have been held, in which 17 projects were selected (8 projects in 2021 and 9 projects in 2022). A further eight projects were determined by separate directives of President Vladimir Putin. They will be implemented in Zabaykalsky Krai, Kamchatka Krai, Primorsky Krai, Murmansk and Smolensk oblasts, the Republic of Buryatia, and two projects — in Moscow, at the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (MGSU) and the Moscow State Technological University "Stankin."

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