MAZE Conference 2026 A Psychology and Neuroscience student research conference

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to the MAZE Conference, an exciting event showcasing the research and creative work of students from the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, published in Issues VII and VIII of MAZE Magazine. The conference will take place on Thursday, February 13th, 2026, at 6:30 pm in the Psychology Old Library.
The conference aims to celebrate and highlight student-led research, offering unique insights into diverse topics in psychology and neuroscience. It is also a wonderful opportunity for students to share their work with the academic community and to foster connections within the school.
We hope you will join us in celebrating the dedication and talent of our students. Your presence would be a great encouragement to them and an invaluable addition to the event.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Conference line-up:
Kaavya Chandrasekar – Rewiring the Mind's Eye: EMDR and the Cost of Delayed Healing
Yishu Zhang – When Love Ends: What Your Goodbye Says About You
Addyson Lyon – The Mind Mosaic: Why Female Brains Present Mosaicism and Why It Might Be Better
Ananya Nayar – Gen Z's Attention: Deteriorating or Developing?
Mishel Kudel – Memory Misfire: What Neural Mechanisms Underlie the Experience of Déjà Vu?
Jessica Dimitrova – Taking Off the Rose-Tinted Glasses: The Truth Behind Memories and Nostalgia
Sarah Choi – More Than a Melody: The Therapeutic Potential of Music
Anastasia Giusca – Learning to Speak Again: A Brief Introduction to Aphasias and Effective Therapy
Devika Panicker – Liquid Biopsy: A Blood Test for Brain Cancer
Jessica Dimitrova – Multilingual Minds, Emotional Landscapes: The Art of Feeling in Many Languages
Kari Sparrock – Replacing the Couch with Code: Exploring AI as a Therapeutic Alternative
Isabella Abbott – From Chaos to Calm: Why Letting Your Thoughts Wander Helps You Fall Asleep Faster
Isabella Nergaard – Death Anxiety and Its Relation to the Increase in Current Psychopathological Diagnoses

The conference will conclude with a Q&A session, where attendees can engage with the presenters and discuss their work in greater depth.