RJ Mackenzie is a freelance science reporter based in Glasgow, Scotland. He covers biological and biomedical science, with a focus on the complexities and curiosities of the brain. Mackenzie has degrees in neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge. He has written for National Geographic, Popular Science and The Scientist, among other publications.
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