ABOUT MIA BAKUNOWICZ
WHO AM I?
Hi! I’m Mia Bakunowicz, a curious A-level student, aspiring neuroscientist, and someone endlessly fascinated by the question: What makes us who we are? I was born in England but raised on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, where the quiet moments spent observing people and patterns sparked a lifelong obsession with the brain - especially when it doesn’t follow the rules.
WHY THE BRAIN?
Some people look up at the stars; I’ve always looked inward, at the labyrinth of the mind. The brain fascinates me because it orchestrates every thought and action - and then, without warning, rewrites its own symphony, rearranging circuits, memories, and impulses in ways that make us both familiar and utterly unknowable to ourselves.
I’ve lived inside a brain that doesn’t always play fair. Anxiety, ADHD, and my position on the autism spectrum have given me a front-row seat to the complexity of thought, behaviour, and perception. Watching my mind twist, rebel, and surprise me.
Those experiences have sparked a relentless curiosity: how much of who we are is choice, and how much is biology? How often do we judge without understanding?
My fascination spans the full spectrum of the human mind: from the ordinary patterns that guide daily life to the extremes that challenge everything we think we know about behaviour.
Psychopathy, creativity, emotional resilience, memory, perception - I want to understand it all. Because the more I learn, the more I realise: the brain is not just an organ. It’s a story, a puzzle, a universe, and I can’t stop exploring it.
WHY THIS BLOG?
The Brain’s Canvas is where I dive deep into the mind - through small research tasks, essays, reflections, and experiments inspired by the books, papers, and ideas I explore.
Here, I break down complex neuroscience and psychology into personal insights, connecting the science to the ways we think, feel, and behave.
This is for anyone curious about the brain, fascinated by human behaviour, or who just wants to see what happens when questions meet curiosity and when curiosity meets a notebook full of reflections.
I hope my curiosity sparks yours and that, as you read, you begin to see the brain not just as an organ, but as a canvas: complex, messy, and always worth studying.
Let’s question, learn, and challenge ideas. Together.
- Mia :)