Neuroscience of Stress and Resilience: Interactive Demos and Booths

Your stress, decoded. Neuroscience to build real resilience.

Last updated 8 August 2026

Event details

Date: 7 March 2026

Time: 12.30pm – 2.00pm

Venue: C.8.08 Seminar Room, SUSS Campus Block C Level 8

Theme: Resilience and Mental Wellbeing

The Neuroscience of Stress and Coping Strategies invites participants to explore how the brain responds under pressure, focusing on key regions like the prefrontal cortex and amygdala.

Through interactive, hands-on activities and neuroimaging demonstrations, the session makes complex neuroscience accessible while highlighting practical strategies for building resilience.

Speaker

Woman with black wavy hair, round gold-framed glasses, and a white top smiling against a white background.

Assoc Prof Atiqah Azhari

Atiqah is an Associate Professor of Social Neuroscience, Provost’s Chair, and lead for the PhD Programme and Research Cluster. A Social Sciences and Humanities Research Fellow, she directs the Relational Brain Lab, has secured nearly $3M in funding, published 46 articles, and shared her work on CNA.

SUSS Carnival (7 March) Programme

Time	Event	Venue
10.00am – 11.30am	Service Robots: The Future of Work	C.8.11
11.30am – 12.30pm	Lunch Break (lunch is provided)
12.30pm – 2.00pm	Neuroscience of Stress and Resilience: Interactive Demos and Booths	C.8.08
2.00pm – 3.30pm	Enhancing Critical Thinking with Lessons from Evidence Law	C.8.10
10.00am - 4.00pm (whole day)	Service Learning Exhibition	C.8.07