Identify this type of neuroscientist:working with bionic eyes and telekinetic monkeys

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<p>Essentially, I want to work in a field where I'll be sticking probes into brains. I've been thinking about transhumanism for about a year, and I believe this is the type of work I want to do.</p>

<p>Oh, some information about neuro/mechanical things:
The Human-Techno Future: How Weird? How Soon?
The</a> Human-Techno Future: How Weird? How Soon?</p>

<p>Brain control-Monkey
YouTube</a> - Brain control-Monkey</p>

<p>The First Bionic Eye
YouTube</a> - The First Bionic Eye
- I didn't know that was the <em>first</em> bionic eye (?)... I thought there were more than eight patients who got machines hooked up to their brains, which allowed them to sense light, before this guy... hmm...</p>

<p>The thing is, I've been searching about 'neuroscience' and I haven't quite narrowed it down. The field is so broad, so I'd like some help with planning my career path.</p>

<p>1) Do you know what types of neuroscientists the ones in these videos are?
2) What degrees do they have?
3) What sort of career paths did they take? How long would it have been?</p>

<p>I'm considering transferring to either University of Washington or Washington State University and taking "neuroscience" courses there, but until I know more about the field I want to get into, I really don't know how to navigate this.</p>

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<p>I looked at the wikipedia entry for ‘computational neuroscience’ and I think that’s the field… any help?</p>

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<p>That’s probably it. It’s gotta have something to do with computer science</p>

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<p>I just found out the field is in a part of biomedical engineering that produces ‘neuroprosthetics’.
Now I need to know what type of courses I need to take.</p>

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<p>What minors and majors do you guys recommend?</p>