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What degree is best for preparing to go into Neuroscience?

To go into biopsychology/neuropsychology/cognitive neuroscience research which undergraduate degree should I get?

  • I'm a young person, and I have recently decided that biopsychology/neuropsychology/cognitive neuroscience research is the field I am passionate about and want to go into. Now I'm trying to decide what undergraduate (Bachelor) degree to pursue in order to be best prepared for a graduate-level (Master) program in what I want to do. Should I get my degree in psychology, biology, medicine, or something else? Thank you for your help!

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    Psychology, biology, and medicine are all good choices. It's safe to pick an area that gives you plenty of options down the road. Career choices can change during college, and even after, so it's a good idea to have a solid foundation from which you can branch out. I studied physics, for instance. Other good options are computer science, engineering and mathematics. I think having a good mathematical background will help a lot these days, even if your interest is in experimental neuroscience or cog sci. Alternatively, you can look for undergrad programs in neuroscience or cognitive science -- a lot of universities now offer degrees of this sort.  It's also important to play to your strengths. Choose a major that you  think you already have some aptitude for. Wikipedia is a good place to start exploring each field. In this blog post I describe the field of neuroscience. It might help you get an overview. http://neurologism.com/2013/09/09/pentagon-of-neuro/ These answers may also be of interest to you:

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has a lot of good advice. I would stress one point. To go into something on the border of neuroscience and psychology, you should pursue a degree on the neuroscience side and probably get good at statistics as psychology research requires a lot of it (and many people in the field don't know it deeply). Furthermore, if you were interested in something involving math and neuroscience, you should pursue mathematics. Basically, spend your undergrad time gaining valuable skills that require lots of time to master and that you can apply to what you find interesting. It's a lot easier to learn how to apply hard quantitative skills to interesting problems than it is to pick those skills up later on.

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