Dublin, Ireland
Science Writer · Clinical Neuroscientist
Neuroscience is fascinating.
It shouldn't be this hard to explain.
Most science writing is either dumbed down or impenetrable. I write about neuroscience, psychology and mental health in a way that's rigorous enough for scientists and readable enough for everyone else.
Laura Bilbao Broch · Clinical Neuroscientist · Science Writer
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About me
The brain behind
the writing.
Science has a communication problem. The research is extraordinary but most people never get to experience it because it's locked behind jargon, paywalls and writing that mistakes complexity for credibility.
I'm Laura, a Clinical Scientist in Neuropathology and Research Neuroscientist based in Dublin, Ireland. I've spent years studying the brain professionally, which means I understand the science well enough to know exactly how to explain it to someone who doesn't.
I write about neuroscience, psychology and mental health for curious minds who want more than the headline and for organisations that have realised that getting the science wrong is costly for both credibility and trust.
What I write about
Three fields.
Infinite questions.
The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Understanding it, and explaining it clearly, is what I do.
From molecules to behaviour: how the brain builds our entire experience of the world. Translated for curious minds who want the real science, not a simplified version of it.
The science of how we think, feel, decide, and occasionally catastrophise. Grounded in research, without pop-psychology shortcuts, just written with the nuance the field deserves.
Evidence-based writing that bridges clinical science and lived experience. Accurate, compassionate, and free from the kind of reductive framing that does more harm than good.