Abstract
Karina is a psychology major with a biology minor from Winthrop, MA. Karina says that writer’s block has “always been an obstacle for me, especially whenever I have to write papers for classes.” She notes that this paper was one of the first that she felt passionate about writing, and she feels that “researching the neurology behind writer’s block” enabled her to “further appreciate the wonders of the brain” and “develop an interest in research surrounding neuroscience and psychology.” Karina is a Brazilian-American who speaks Portuguese as well as English. Her hobbies include drawing, and she notes that art helps her “describe any thoughts that I am unable to describe in either English or Portuguese.” Her art and writing have helped her take note of “how much I’ve learned and developed throughout my time at UMass Boston so far.”
Karina’s reflection written in class to accompany this essay is available at this link: https://blogs.umb.edu/undercurrents/2022/08/30/karina-silvas-reflection/
Recommended Citation
Silva, Karina
(2022)
"The Brain, The Block, The Bummed Writer,"
Undercurrents: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Composition: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/undercurrents/vol3/iss1/8
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