Burcin Ikiz

Burcin Ikiz, PhD, is a climate-concerned neuroscientist, and founder and director of EcoNeuro, a research initiative dedicated to advancing global health by exploring the intersection of climate change and neuroscience. She also writes the “Connecting Neurons” blog on Psychology Today.

Rohingya refugees swim in a river running through a camp in Cox's Bazar
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Climate Change’s Hidden Mental Toll On Children

by Burcin Ikiz

New evidence reveals that the climate crisis affects neurological and mental well-being more than previously understood