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Pierrette Fortuna
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Join date: Mar 18, 2025
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I am Pierrette, full-time master student at King’s College London, Co-founder of the ‘Unplugging the brain’ podcast and intern at ‘Inspire The Mind’.
I have a strong passion for neuroscience and writing. I strongly believe in making science accessible for everybody.
I joined the ITM team as an intern with the purpose of strengthening my writing skills and gain valuable experience into effective scientific communication.
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Pierrette
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Fortuna
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Oct 23, 2025 ∙ 4 min
The Default Mode Network and Its Relationship with Consciousness
My name is Pierrette, and I am a Master's student studying Neuroscience at King's College London. A few months ago, I was introduced to the concept of the brain's "dark energy" during a lecture on neuroimaging. Deeply interested in this topic, I began to wonder about the origin and nature of consciousness and questioned whether the awareness of oneself resides in the body, or if our mind and body are two separate entities that converge to make us human. Photo by Shawn Day on Unsplash What is...
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Mar 26, 2025 ∙ 5 min
The Pain of Neglect: Women's Story of Disassociation
Black and white image from Unsplash As a young woman, I often find myself wondering what my place is. Both in life, what aspirations...
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