Can I ask what has led you to choose neuroscience courses?
Although I had an interest in neuroscience from before uni, I chose to do a course in "medical sciences" at Exeter, which is a bit more general, and honestly I'm glad I chose to do the more general course. If you have a specific interest in neuroscience as a career (and even have an idea of specific field within neuroscience), it may be worth doing. Even then, if you do more general biomedical sciences courses, you still get a chance to essentially specialise mostly/fully in neuroscience in your 2nd/final year. Several universities don't have a large enough neuroscience department to run a Bachelor's program (or just don't run one), but may have researchers working in an area you are really interested in. Case in point, there are only 19 unis running an official "neuroscience" course in the uk (https://www.bna.org.uk/careers/courses/), a few more with slightly different names, but there will be other universities with neuroscience departments.
Any other questions, let me know.
Although I had an interest in neuroscience from before uni, I chose to do a course in "medical sciences" at Exeter, which is a bit more general, and honestly I'm glad I chose to do the more general course. If you have a specific interest in neuroscience as a career (and even have an idea of specific field within neuroscience), it may be worth doing. Even then, if you do more general biomedical sciences courses, you still get a chance to essentially specialise mostly/fully in neuroscience in your 2nd/final year. Several universities don't have a large enough neuroscience department to run a Bachelor's program (or just don't run one), but may have researchers working in an area you are really interested in. Case in point, there are only 19 unis running an official "neuroscience" course in the uk (https://www.bna.org.uk/careers/courses/), a few more with slightly different names, but there will be other universities with neuroscience departments.
Any other questions, let me know.
Original post by QuentinM
Can I ask what has led you to choose neuroscience courses?
Although I had an interest in neuroscience from before uni, I chose to do a course in "medical sciences" at Exeter, which is a bit more general, and honestly I'm glad I chose to do the more general course. If you have a specific interest in neuroscience as a career (and even have an idea of specific field within neuroscience), it may be worth doing. Even then, if you do more general biomedical sciences courses, you still get a chance to essentially specialise mostly/fully in neuroscience in your 2nd/final year. Several universities don't have a large enough neuroscience department to run a Bachelor's program (or just don't run one), but may have researchers working in an area you are really interested in. Case in point, there are only 19 unis running an official "neuroscience" course in the uk (https://www.bna.org.uk/careers/courses/), a few more with slightly different names, but there will be other universities with neuroscience departments.
Any other questions, let me know.
Although I had an interest in neuroscience from before uni, I chose to do a course in "medical sciences" at Exeter, which is a bit more general, and honestly I'm glad I chose to do the more general course. If you have a specific interest in neuroscience as a career (and even have an idea of specific field within neuroscience), it may be worth doing. Even then, if you do more general biomedical sciences courses, you still get a chance to essentially specialise mostly/fully in neuroscience in your 2nd/final year. Several universities don't have a large enough neuroscience department to run a Bachelor's program (or just don't run one), but may have researchers working in an area you are really interested in. Case in point, there are only 19 unis running an official "neuroscience" course in the uk (https://www.bna.org.uk/careers/courses/), a few more with slightly different names, but there will be other universities with neuroscience departments.
Any other questions, let me know.
hello, thank you for taking time out to answer me.
I'm looking into being a neuropsychologist and am taking the neuroscience route because I'm really interested in how certain behaviours arise through interactions in the brain.
Original post by yumnaam
hello, thank you for taking time out to answer me.
I'm looking into being a neuropsychologist and am taking the neuroscience route because I'm really interested in how certain behaviours arise through interactions in the brain.
I'm looking into being a neuropsychologist and am taking the neuroscience route because I'm really interested in how certain behaviours arise through interactions in the brain.
This would require a psychology degree. Neuroscience degrees usually delve into molecular neuroscience heavily. You do a lot of systems neuroscience (what areas of the brain are responsible for what actions/proccesses) in most psychology courses anyway.
As for ecollier's comment, just because a hospital is linked to the National hospital doesn't necessarily mean you will be able to spend any time there, or be taught by the staff that work there-and it may not be in your interest to be anyway if it doesn't align with your own interests
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Neuroscience isn't exactly the same as neuropsychology, although the two do overlap. As indicated above neuroscience is normally mainly focused on the biological science side of the brain and nervous system, cellular and molecular aspects of those organs etc. So a neuroscience course may or may not necessarily be the best option for your interests.
In terms of places to look at, on the neuroscience side Cambridge and UCL come to mind, as they are among the largest departments specialising in the area. UCL also has a very notable psychology department. On the psychology side Oxford and Bath also have quite well known departments to my knowledge, although I don't know how much they focus on the biological psychology/neuropsychology side of things specifically (I imagine somewhat at Oxford, not sure about Bath).
@Noodlzzz is doing psychology at UCL and might be able to comment on how much the department focuses on the neuroscience-y areas within that department (and what may fall outside of psychology and within neuroscience at UCL perhaps?).
In terms of places to look at, on the neuroscience side Cambridge and UCL come to mind, as they are among the largest departments specialising in the area. UCL also has a very notable psychology department. On the psychology side Oxford and Bath also have quite well known departments to my knowledge, although I don't know how much they focus on the biological psychology/neuropsychology side of things specifically (I imagine somewhat at Oxford, not sure about Bath).
@Noodlzzz is doing psychology at UCL and might be able to comment on how much the department focuses on the neuroscience-y areas within that department (and what may fall outside of psychology and within neuroscience at UCL perhaps?).
Original post by artful_lounger
Neuroscience isn't exactly the same as neuropsychology, although the two do overlap. As indicated above neuroscience is normally mainly focused on the biological science side of the brain and nervous system, cellular and molecular aspects of those organs etc. So a neuroscience course may or may not necessarily be the best option for your interests.
In terms of places to look at, on the neuroscience side Cambridge and UCL come to mind, as they are among the largest departments specialising in the area. UCL also has a very notable psychology department. On the psychology side Oxford and Bath also have quite well known departments to my knowledge, although I don't know how much they focus on the biological psychology/neuropsychology side of things specifically (I imagine somewhat at Oxford, not sure about Bath).
@Noodlzzz is doing psychology at UCL and might be able to comment on how much the department focuses on the neuroscience-y areas within that department (and what may fall outside of psychology and within neuroscience at UCL perhaps?).
In terms of places to look at, on the neuroscience side Cambridge and UCL come to mind, as they are among the largest departments specialising in the area. UCL also has a very notable psychology department. On the psychology side Oxford and Bath also have quite well known departments to my knowledge, although I don't know how much they focus on the biological psychology/neuropsychology side of things specifically (I imagine somewhat at Oxford, not sure about Bath).
@Noodlzzz is doing psychology at UCL and might be able to comment on how much the department focuses on the neuroscience-y areas within that department (and what may fall outside of psychology and within neuroscience at UCL perhaps?).
Original post by yumnaam
are there any neuroscience students or graduates that have insight to where the best place to study neuroscience is?
*UCL alumni
And yes, UCL psych is very neuroscience heavy. They also have great ties with ICN.
Original post by yumnaam
are there any neuroscience students or graduates that have insight to where the best place to study neuroscience is?
Definitely UCL, it has the best neuroscience department in Europe, and second best in the world behind Harvard (at least as good, if not better than even Oxbridge). It has many Nobel prize winners for biology, with almost half of them (6 or 7 I think?) for neuroscience or in that department. If you are unsure on which life science department to specialise in, Oxbridge is the best bet, but if you are sure about brain sciences/neuroscience, definitely go for UCL.
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