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Brainiac: A WVU neuroscience student finds her head space
Isabella Linton, a senior in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, is a Mountaineer from way back. Her family has deep roots in West Virginia, and she grew up in the house her grandparents built.
Linton has turned a lifelong curiosity about the brain into meaningful, hands-on research. Through lab work and faculty mentorship, she has explored how maternal stress impacts development while building a strong foundation in scientific inquiry.
“No one will ever figure the brain out completely,” she said. “It’s such a complex structure, so resilient and mysterious. That’s why I chose to study neuroscience at West Virginia University — because it’s still such a new and rapidly changing field.”
