T. V. Chernigovskaya works in the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science—at the intersection of linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience. She defended her doctoral thesis “The Evolution of Language and Cognitive Functions: Physiological and Neurolinguistic Aspects” in two specialties: “Theory of Linguistics” and “Physiology.” The American Biographical Institute nominated T. V. Chernigovskaya as “2003 Woman of the Year” and “2005 Woman of the Year.” The International Biographical Center (Cambridge, England) annually publishes biographical articles about her, including in the edition “2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century.”
She has repeatedly been an invited lecturer at the largest universities in the USA and Europe and has served as the coordinator of international symposia.