Maryan

Thank you for the help! I have a question though. My major is currently Psychology and I plan to minor in Biology so that I get at least some intensive classes on bio / chem / math since I'm pursuing the psychology area of neuroscience... Would that be okay? Or would I have to to fully major in Bio because despite my desire for a psych focus, it's still, in the end, neuroscience? That info is kind of crucial in planning my classes accordingly so that I don't waste time in figuring out so late... I talked to a career counselor and advisers but they seem to not have a clue (my uni counselors and advisers are not that great). Sorry if this is too much. I'm just curious and was hoping those who know of the field requirements and such would be able to answer.

Hi there all. I'm interested in doing research in neuroscience but I'm kind of confused on what subfield of neuroscience I would be pursuing with the career interests I have. I want to do research on how the mind and brain interact, but more specifically on how they tie together with mental illnesses and the process of thinking. I'm intrigued about how certain areas of the brain influence or create specific functions and how the destruction/damage to those areas could cause mental illness; how our process of thinking occurs and how does the brain control/manage it; and pretty much anything that deals with a combination of the brain, mind, and thinking process (along with mental illness, such as schizophrenia and depression). I'm curious in to which field of neuroscience I should pursue. I've heard cognitive neuroscience would be a good one but it seems like that subfield is largely emphasizing on language, perception and memory - things I'm not particularly interested in doing research on. I've also heard of neuropsychology, but I'm not sure if that emphasizes more on the psychology part than the actual neuroscience part (as in, more on treatment than on research involving neuroscience)... Does anyone here have any clue as to what subfields of neuroscience I should check out? I'd really appreciate the help, so that I could better figure out which classes I need to take in my undergraduate study and which internships to pursue.