HI,
I am a high school senior and I’m pretty sure that I want do research on genetic/chromosomal disorders and how it affects the behavior of those with special needs. Is neurobiology and behavior a good major for this? If not, what would be more appropriate?
Thanks!
Neuroscience is a better major for you as an UG .
“research on genetic/chromosomal disorders and how it affects the behavior of those with special needs”
This is more specialized and is the type of research usually done in PhD programs or MD/ PhD grad studies.
Read the following description of USC’s Neuroscience major from their website:
USC undergraduate students have the opportunity to engage in studies that address the principal challenges of Neuroscience: that is, to learn about and analyze brain and behavior at multiple levels. There has never been a more exciting time to study Neuroscience, as the tremendous advances of the last 50 years are applied to fundamental questions of enormous complexity using new methodologies. Neuroscientists are developing ways to tackle questions such as: how does the brain engender sensation and perception, learning and memory, mind and consciousness, and emotions such as fear, joy, and anger? Addressing these questions requires both imagination and interdisciplinary efforts. The Neuroscience major is highly interdisciplinary, including faculty from Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology, Gerontology, Medicine, and Pharmacy. Students interact closely with faculty in a variety of lecture courses and seminars, and have the option to attend research talks from visiting scientists and to participate in various social activities and honors organizations. Undergraduate Neuroscience majors are encouraged to become involved in laboratory or field research by working on a faculty-supervised research project for some of their elective units. Students and faculty in the Neuroscience program study questions spanning the entire spectrum of modern neuroscience research. Departing from the traditional focus on individual disciplines, USC Neuroscience is characterized by collaborative interactions between faculty and students working at many different levels of analysis, including research on cell-molecular neurobiology, systems-level analysis of neural circuits, neural engineering, and cognitive and computational neuroscience.
http://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/majors-and-minors/majors-and-minors.cfm