The Future Revolution of Cultural and Social Experiences
Tara Pattilachan is a student journalist, neuroscience researcher, and VR enthusiast. Passionate about medicine and technology, Tara runs her own sci-tech news blog, Neurologic, and has written for the Huffington Post in the “Brain” science subsection for nearly three years, since her freshman year of high school. Besides writing regularly for sites such as Buzzfeed, Youth Tech Health and The Synapse Project, Tara also actively edits for The Axon Project, which covers topics on neuroscience. For her work in literature and neuroscience, Tara has received numerous accolades, such as the PTA Reflections Award of Excellence in Literature, Brain Bee awards, and several recognitions from Scholastics Arts and Writing. In her recent pursuits, she began an internship with a VR startup, Verapy Therapy LLC, in order to study the effects of VR in therapeutic health settings. With a newfound passion for the technological future, Tara is currently working on her book titled “21st Century Brain”.