Kayla Tougas (she/her) is a high-school senior based in Southern California. She is a long-time ASB leader, member of the Stanford Neuroscience Journal Club, and her school’s Key Club president. Kayla’s love for neuroscience was fostered through a synthesis of passions: wanting to help others and a deep curiosity of the brain. As an avid reader and writer, she hopes to communicate neuroscience ideas through her words to educate the public and to craft research papers. When Kayla’s not being a scientist or a writer, you can find her swimming, reading, editing videos, or having dance parties in her room.