Harvard's Major In Neuroscience?

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<p>How is this major at Harvard?</p>

<p>I am really interested in Neuroscience at either Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and Harvard. I am trying to get an idea as to whether or not it is real good to take this major at Stanford. My main career path is neurosurgical sciences, so i liked the idea of neuroscience. From what i have researched about this major is that it has 3 concentrations (from JHU website): neurobiology- neuro cell and molecular biology; Cognitive science- study of memory, linguistic interpretation etc. (parallel world to brain aka the Mind); and of course my favourite, the neurosystems/anatomy/physiology.</p>

<p>Id like to know if anyone has researched or is currently in this program, to give me some opinions on this major. </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>Ambitiousteen.</p>

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<p>haha, I also want to do neuroscience at Harvard or Johns Hopkins (or Yale).</p>

<p>It is my understanding that Harvard does not have a neuroscience major, rather, Harvard has a neurobiology major...which is very similar.</p>

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<p>Well it says neuroscience/neurobiology... iunno... all i wanna do is neurosystems and cognitive sci concentration... hence why its called neuroscience.</p>

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<p>Ambitiousteen, are we like the same person are something??? I mean--with the similar username and the similar career aspirations? Good neuroscience (with cognitive science concentration)!!</p>

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<p>Neuroscience at Harvard means several different things depending on the concentraton. Harvard has the Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative. There is the psychology - neuroscience track; social and cognitive neuroscience track which are more geared towards psychology. There is neurobiology which is more life sciences oriented.</p>

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<p>hmm im liking the mind brain behaviour thing... arrggg so many to choose from...</p>

<p>Thanks DocT, made it very informing and also very hard for me to choose now lol....</p>

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<p>this stuff is in the catalog - my D is a neurobiology concentrator</p>

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<p>O very nice, i wanna just do something while i attend most of the open medical seminars... i could careless... as long as i get a close enough major related to neurosurgical sciences (shown by my chance thread all the related ECs to neurosurgery... might even get PUBLISHED under someone in the journal of neurosurgery :) ) anyways, congrats to your daughter :D, tis an amazing feat to get into harvard for the right reasons.</p>

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<p>There are many opportunities for what you want - its pretty much what she wants. She has received multiple grants and has one to work in a leading hospital in Boston in the Neurology department.</p>

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<p>If you're really interested in cognitive science, you might want to think about applying to Penn: Institute</a> for Research in Cognitive Science</p>

<p>You can also combine interests with another study like Philosophy and Neuroscience into one major.</p>

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<p>Im looking for open medical lectures that undergrad can attend and earn credits... are grants just something u use to do research? so research in neurology nice... im interested in the carpentry of medicine.. aka surgery...</p>

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<p>DocT im pretty sure uve heard of AANS... thats where im gettin nominated to be published...</p>

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<p>As a physicist, I've never heard of being nominated to publish. In my field and in every scientific field that I'm aware of, you get published by submitting your paper to the journal which then sends it to various referees (experts in that field) who review it, make suggestions to improve it if it is publishable or give the thumbs down on it.</p>

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<p>well im nominated because, i dont have an MD lol... and it is a MD scholar neurosurgeon journal... so thats why im getting nominated to publish it.. theyve never had 16 year publish something lol...</p>